St James Senior Boys' School
Church Road, Ashford, TW15 3DZ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Clarke
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- URN
- 100528
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01784266930
About this school
St James Senior Boys' School is a boys' independent school in Ashford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 244 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St James Senior Boys' School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
St James Senior Boys' School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 1975, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 67 | 63 | 66 |
| Attainment 8 score | 59.7 | 61.8 | 58.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 82% | 85.7% | 71.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 96% | 98.4% | 92.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 9.5% | 16.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St James Senior Boys' School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59.7 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 61.8 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 384 |
| 2023/24 | 368 |
| 2024/25 | 327 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 8
- Pupils on SEN support
- 72
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fordway Centre0.1 miles
Academies · Ashford
-
Staines Preparatory School1.5 miles
Independent schools
-
Marjory Kinnon School2.2 miles
Special schools · Feltham
-
Great Oaks Charitable Trust T/A Great Oaks College2.2 miles
Other types · Sunbury-on-Thames
-
Green Corridor2.4 miles
Other types · London
Other schools in Ashford
- Ashford CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashford Park Primary School Primary
- Clarendon Primary School Primary
- Meadhurst Primary School Primary
- St Michael Catholic Primary School & Nursery Primary
- The Echelford Primary School Primary
- Thomas Knyvett College Secondary
- Fordway Centre Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does St James Senior Boys' School teach?
- St James Senior Boys' School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Ashford.
- Who is the headteacher of St James Senior Boys' School?
- The headteacher of St James Senior Boys' School is Mr Richard Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St James Senior Boys' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St James Senior Boys' School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St James Senior Boys' School?
- St James Senior Boys' School has 244 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St James Senior Boys' School full?
- St James Senior Boys' School has capacity for 390 pupils and 244 on roll (63%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St James Senior Boys' School a faith school?
- No. St James Senior Boys' School has no designated religious character.
- How have St James Senior Boys' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 59.7 in 2022/23 and 58 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St James Senior Boys' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St James Senior Boys' School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.