St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School, Chipping Campden
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school excels at creating a warm, welcoming community where every child feels they belong. Staff work sensitively with families to remove barriers to learning and attendance, and have created a calm environment based on mutual respect and positive relationships. The school provides rich experiences such as music concerts, residential trips, and visits to places of worship that help pupils discover new talents and prepare them for life in modern Britain.
Key Strengths
- Strong behaviour and attendance systems with a caring, positive culture where pupils feel safe and respected
- Well-established broad curriculum with effective teaching that typically takes pupils' starting points into account
- Passionate leadership that identifies pupils' needs early and provides appropriate support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils
- Effective early years provision across two sites with clear continuity and strong focus on reading
- Rich personal development opportunities through clubs, visits, residential trips, and music activities
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils struggle with writing fluency due to incorrect letter formation and pencil grip - improvements are at an early stage
- Occasional inconsistency in matching learning to children's development in early years
- A few pupils have less secure understanding of some personal, social and health education concepts
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sport clubs, music clubs, music concerts including opera, residential trips, visits to different places of worship, school council
St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School is a well-led school where pupils achieve at the expected standard and benefit from a broad, ambitious curriculum. The school creates a calm, positive environment where all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, thrive and feel a strong sense of belonging.
At a Glance
18.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 77% to 64%. Maths has declined from 77% to 73%. Writing has declined from 70% to 64%.
Class Sizes
24.7
Avg class size
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
71%
Available places
149 pupils
210 capacity
61 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Chipping Campden
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Chipping Campden
Admissions Demand - Gloucestershire
Places available
7,383
Applications
5,834
Got 1st preference
91.9%
Got preferred school
98.5%
Primary admissions across Gloucestershire (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.86226%
Overall absence
17.55725%
Persistent absence
131
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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