The Academy At St. James

School Name: The Academy At St. James
Address: Chelwood Drive, Allerton
Town/City: Bradford
County: West Yorkshire
Postcode: BD15 7YD
Telephone Number: 01274 777095
Website: www.academystjames.com

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Academy sponsor led
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2017
Trust: Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust
Sponsor: Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust

Head of School: Mrs Ruth Thompson
Capacity: 448
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 310 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 69% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 48.3%

URN: 143847
DfE Number: 380/2032
UKPRN: 10062306
UPRN: 200004704917
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Bradford (E08000032)
Constituency: Bradford West (E14001120)
Electoral Ward: Thornton & Allerton (E05016476)
Diocese: CE43(Diocese of Leeds (ce))

Easting & Northing: 411548E, 433402N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 47' 50.77" N 1° 49' 33.69" W
Plus Code: 9C5WQ5WF+XH

DfE Record: View record

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• Belle Vue Girls' Academy
• St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy
• Christ Church Church of England Academy
• Bradford Girls' Grammar School
• Bradford Forster Academy
• St Philip's CofE Primary School
• Immanuel College
• Westminster Church of England Primary Academy
• Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy
• Oxenhope CofE Primary School
• East Morton CofE Primary School
• Clayton St John CofE Primary School
• St John's CofE Primary School
• Woodlands Church of England Primary Academy
• Cullingworth Village Primary School
• Wycliffe CofE Primary School
• Shipley CofE Primary School
• Baildon Church of England Primary School
• Lady Royd Primary School
• St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery

• St James' Church Primary School