St James' CofE Academy
Bedford
DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 15 member schools: 14 primary schools, 1 secondary school. Local authorities: Bedford | Central Bedfordshire | Hertfordshire | Luton. Regions: East of England. — from the DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST public record.
St James' CofE Academy is a primary academy in Bedford, part of DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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- Official name
- St James' CofE Academy
- Address
- Main Road, Biddenham
- Postcode
- MK40 4BD
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- URN (official identifier)
- 148982
- Establishment number
- 3300
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Number of pupils
- 194
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 210
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- DIOCESE OF ST ALBANS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Barden
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 5 Feb 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.stjamesprimary.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01234352721
- Date opened
- 1 Jun 2022
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St James' CofE Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Bedford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 194 | 32,056 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 18.0% | 22.8% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 10.8% | 12.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 1.5% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 10.8% | 25.8% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Last updated
- 5 Nov 2026