St James Senior Boys' School
Other independent school · Boys · Surrey
Church Road, Ashford, TW15 3DZ
88
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
244
Capacity used
Has space63%
390 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard Clarke
- Address
- Church Road, Ashford, TW15 3DZ
- Phone
- 01784266930
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Ashford North and Stanwell South · Spelthorne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 100528
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 54% | — | — |
244 pupils · 390 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 86% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 98% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.46 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.88 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 58 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 71.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 92.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 66 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.27 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 37 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 66 | 42% | 77% | 95% | |
| English Language | 66 | 30% | 80% | 94% | |
| English Literature | 65 | 20% | 75% | 88% | |
| Biology | 49 | 35% | 80% | 94% | |
| Physics | 46 | 48% | 83% | 100% | |
| Geography | 40 | 33% | 88% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 32 | 53% | 84% | 97% | |
| Design & Technology | 32 | 16% | 50% | 81% | |
| History | 28 | 32% | 75% | 86% | |
| Drama | 23 | 13% | 61% | 91% | |
| Spanish | 22 | 55% | 64% | 73% | |
| Business | 22 | 23% | 73% | 91% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 14 | 14% | 14% | 43% | |
| Geography | 10 | 30% | 50% | 60% | |
| Physics | 8 | 25% | 50% | 63% | |
| Economics | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| Psychology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Business Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Biology | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| History | 6 | 17% | 33% | 67% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 50% | 83% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10754: St James Senior Boys School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.