Community school · Primary
Emsworth · PO10 7LX · Hampshire
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 116286
St James Church of England Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Emsworth · PO10 7PX
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
224
Local authority
Hampshire
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Emsworth, Hampshire, 224 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 10.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Portsmouth (ce).
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 116286
Location
- Address
- Bellevue Lane
- Postcode
- PO10 7PX
- Town
- Emsworth
- County
- Hampshire
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- District
- Havant
- Constituency
- Havant
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- Boys / girls
- 117 / 107
- School capacity
- 226
- Capacity fill
- 224 / 226 (99%)
- Free school meals
- 10.3%
- FSM pupils
- 23
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Portsmouth (ce)
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Jill Pearce-Haydon
- Telephone
- 01243372715
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-06-25
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 61%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 16%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 106.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 105.0