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OpenPrimaryURN 121993
Syresham St James CofE Primary School and Nursery
Voluntary controlled school · Brackley · NN13 5HL
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 2–11
Pupils
122
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Age range
Ages 2–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas 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 2–11, in Brackley, West Northamptonshire, 122 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 4.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Peterborough.
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
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 121993
Location
- Address
- High Street, Syresham
- Postcode
- NN13 5HL
- Town
- Brackley
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- District
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: 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
- 122
- Boys / girls
- 54 / 68
- School capacity
- 105
- Capacity fill
- 122 / 105 (116%)
- Free school meals
- 4.1%
- FSM pupils
- 5
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has 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 Peterborough
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katherine Clough
- Telephone
- 01280850269
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
2023-01-30
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)
- 75%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 13%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 108.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 106.0