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St James Senior Boys' School

Boys · ages 11–18 · with sixth formSurrey, South East · Ashford TW15 3DZSchool website
Pupils on roll
244of 390 places
Free school meals
Year 11 cohort 2025
66
Ofsted
Not covered by Ofsted school inspections
What the data says

The Department for Education has not published where St James Senior Boys' School’s Year 11 leavers went next (destination measures are not published for independent schools), so this page relies on the school’s results and subjects.

Drama is unusually popular at GCSE: 35% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.

A level grades average B-, around the England average of B-. The largest A level subjects are Mathematics, Geography and Economics.

71% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE in 2025 (England 45%). Attainment 8 is not comparable for independent schools, which often enter pupils for IGCSEs that the Department for Education does not count.

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Surrey and England.

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.

GCSE results 2025

MeasureSt James Senior Boys' SchoolSurreyEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)58.050.846.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths71%55%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths92%74%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects17%44%41%
EBacc average point score4.274.554.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort15%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils32.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils54.250.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language12%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Mathematics66100%88%42%22%95%
English Language66100%89%30%20%94%
English Literature6598%86%20%21%88%
Biology4974%23%35%45%94%
Physics4670%23%48%46%100%
Geography4061%41%33%25%98%
Chemistry3248%23%53%47%97%
Design and Technology3248%11%16%23%81%
History2842%41%32%26%86%
Drama2335%7%13%27%91%
Business Studies2233%18%23%20%91%
Spanish2233%19%55%27%73%
French1827%18%67%29%100%
Computer Science1523%13%33%30%87%
Fine Art812%9%38%28%100%
Music711%5%29%33%100%
Religious Studies58%31%32%
Classical Civilisation46%1%40%
Latin35%1%74%
Photography23%6%19%
Classical Greek12%0%92%
Chinese12%1%75%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureSt James Senior Boys' SchoolSurreyEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study64
— of whom A level students377,325261,341
Average A level gradeB-B-B-
Average points per A level entry36.2737.1935.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsB-B-B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects17%18%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Mathematics1438%31%
Geography1027%10%
Economics822%13%
Psychology822%23%
Biology719%20%
Business Studies719%13%
Physics719%12%
History616%13%
Chemistry616%17%
French1%
Computer Science5%
Politics6%
Classical Civilisation1%
Media Studies4%
Music0%
Physical Education3%
Russian0%
Product Design2%
Spanish2%
Drama2%
English Literature11%

Other secondary schools in Surrey

Ash Manor School

Community school · 1,252 pupils

84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7

Blenheim High School

Academy converter · sixth form · 1,370 pupils

88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.4

Broadwater School

Academy converter · 750 pupils

86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 55.9

Carrington School

Academy converter · 1,012 pupils

90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.0

Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.