St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School was formed as a federation on two sites over 30 years ago. The St James site is in Chipping Campden, and the second smaller site is in the village of Ebrington, about three miles away. Nearly all the children in early years attend the St James site. The school is a voluntary aided school. A section 48 inspection took place in September 2016. Ofsted carried out a short inspection in November 2018. The reporting letter provided the school with several next steps to consider before the next full inspection. These included: ensuring that assessment systems are established, ensuring that the most able pupils are challenged and developing subject leaders’ skills. During the autumn term in 2018, the local authority, working in partnership with governors and the diocese, organised an interim executive headteacher to oversee Inspection report: St James and Ebrington Church of England Primary School, 9–10 July 2019 Page 9 of 12 improvement in the school. This arrangement remains in place. The local authority supports the school through regular visits from a performance adviser. Monthly project meetings take into account the needs of the school to further enhance school improvement and consider whether additional resources are necessary.