James Elliman Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Slough
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.083 miles
Published by Slough Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
James Elliman Academy is a primary school in Slough for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 2 May 2024. Slough has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
James Elliman Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.083 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 64 first-choice applications for 88 offers, 0.7 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 26 Slough primary schools; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 2.083 miles away, the 13th longest of 27 Slough primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle 1.95 miles).
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 27.9 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 21.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Slough.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Slough schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Elliman Avenue, Slough, SL2 5BA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Slough
- Pupils on roll
- 687 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 2 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy, confident and articulate at this positive and welcoming school.”
- “They are eager learners, and pupils new to the school settle quickly.”
- “The school is highly ambitious for pupils to succeed.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 64 first-preference applications, 88 offers in total, 64 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Slough.
- Khalsa Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The Godolphin Junior Academy 0.6 mi Improved significantly
- Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Willow Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Phoenix Infant Academy 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published