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St James' CofE Academy

Primary school in Bedford. Standards maintained (Feb 2025).

Latest inspection: ungraded

Inspected 5 February 2025, report published 23 March 2025.

Standards maintained

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. The full inspection it refers to was before September 2019, so it isn’t in Ofsted’s current data. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around February 2029

The last inspection was in February 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 0.5 milesGreat Denham Primary School

    Primary, Bedford

    Outstanding (May 2024)

  2. 0.6 milesSt Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary and Pre-School

    Primary, Bedford

    Good (Oct 2023)

  3. 0.7 milesWestfield Primary School

    Primary, Bedford

    Report card, Jun 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected

  4. 0.8 milesQueen's Park Academy

    Primary, Bedford

    Good (May 2022)

  5. 0.8 milesGreat Ouse Primary Academy

    Primary, Bedford

    Report card, Jun 2026: 4 strong, 3 expected

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.