St James School Open Evening Thursday September 19th 2013

Our Mission Statement St James School aims to be an outstanding school in every area. Working in partnership with pupils, staff, parents, governors and members of the wider community we will work passionately to raise aspirations, securing positive outcomes and personal success for all students. Each individual child will feel safe, cared for and supported to reach their full potential.

Ofsted 2009 “St James School is a good school with many outstanding features” “The curriculum is outstanding” “The school is totally inclusive and gives first rate support to all students” “Students develop outstanding skills for the future” “The school has changed amazingly” “Care, support and guidance of students is exceptional” “The leadership of teaching and learning is outstanding” “The procedures for keeping students safe are outstanding”

Exam results 2013 93% 5 A*-C 55% 5 A*-C including Maths & English 100% 1 A*-G 100% 5 A*-G 90% two Science qualifications

5A*-C vs 5A*-CE&M trend

St James compared to similar schools nationally   2013 Target for the top 20% of schools St James 2013 Achieved FFTA 5A*-CEM 52% 55% FFTA 5A*-C 80% 93% FFTA 5A*-CEM PP 31% 45% FFTA AC Maths 60% 65% FFTA AC English 61% 63%

Narrowing the gap 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 FSM/PP % of students 19.5   2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 FSM/PP % of students 19.5 25.6 15.6 33 41 5A*-CE&M PP 9 32 29 31 45 5A*-CE&M non-PP 57 49 67 59 Gap -36 -25 -20 -14

Gifted & Talented performance compared to national average  Key Stage 2 Attainment St James 2013 National average 2013 Level 5 Maths students making in line or better progress 90% 76% Level 5 English students making in line or better progress 92% 79%

Highlights For the first time we have exceeded all of our top 20% of schools targets More students taking GCSEs than ever before In line with, or above, the national average for all key indicators Nearly all GCSEs achieving in line or above the national average Our CORE/academic GCSEs’ valued added is outstanding Amazing success in narrowing the gap for all students - no matter what their starting points

Why St James? Outstanding team Commitment to St James Personalised curriculum No excuses Culture of achievement and success Extra-curricular activities International School status Non-negotiable standards of behaviour Outstanding pastoral care External partnerships