SCHOOL PROFILE

Southam St James CofE Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 146151
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 71.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

15 July 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Warwickshire
Trust THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 149 149 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 74 49.7% of pupils
Male pupils 75 50.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.8%
2.0 pts above England
School 26.8%
Stratford-on-Avon 17.0%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.0%
16.3 pts below England
School 4.0%
Stratford-on-Avon 8.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Stratford-on-Avon 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
79.2%
118
Unclassified
11.4%
17
Any other Mixed background
2.7%
4
African
2.0%
3
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
3
Any other White background
0.7%
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 14.1% 21 of 149 pupils
6.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.1%
Stratford-on-Avon 18.2%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.4% 17 pupils
England 14.8% 3.4 pts below
EHC plans 2.7% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 3.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Speech, language & communication 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Hearing impairment 1
Social, emotional & mental health 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

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Stratford-on-Avon 61.9%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Stratford-on-Avon 78.5%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Stratford-on-Avon 72.6%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
Stratford-on-Avon 72.3%
West Midlands 71.4%
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

4.94%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.28 pts lower than England
School 4.94%
Stratford-on-Avon 5.78%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

16.03%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.21 pts higher than England
School 16.03%
Stratford-on-Avon 13.85%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.52 pts lower than England
School 1.28%
Stratford-on-Avon 1.93%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

71.0% 17.2 pts below England
Southam St James CofE Academy
71.0%
Stratford-on-Avon
90.9%
West Midlands
91.3%
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