SCHOOL PROFILE

Southbroom St James Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 140352
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 45.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 December 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Wiltshire
Trust DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 108 108 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 52 48.1% of pupils
Male pupils 56 51.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

39.8%
15.0 pts above England
School 39.8%
Wiltshire 16.2%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.3%
11.0 pts below England
School 9.3%
Wiltshire 7.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.6%
3.6 pts above England
School 4.6%
Wiltshire 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.0%
95
Any other White background
4.6%
5
Pakistani
1.9%
2
African
0.9%
1
Any other Asian background
0.9%
1
Any other ethnic group
0.9%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 28.7% 31 of 108 pupils
7.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 28.7%
Wiltshire 21.6%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.3% 23 pupils
England 14.8% 6.5 pts above
EHC plans 7.4% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 1.4 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 16
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Speech, language & communication 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Multi-sensory impairment 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

64.0% 3.6 pts above England
School 64.0%
Wiltshire 58.0%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

66.0%

7.8 pts below England

School 66.0%
Wiltshire 72.6%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
Wiltshire 69.0%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
Wiltshire 70.7%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.30%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.08 pts higher than England
School 7.30%
Wiltshire 5.54%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.38%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.43 pts lower than England
School 15.38%
Wiltshire 12.36%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.08%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.27 pts higher than England
School 3.08%
Wiltshire 1.62%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

45.0% 43.2 pts below England
Southbroom St James Academy
45.0%
Wiltshire
78.0%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information