St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 11 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Southwark
Unique reference
100825
Address
Peckham Road, St James the Great Catholic Pr, SE15 5LP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
223 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.5%
Girls
47.5%
First language not English
35.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.5%
Persistent absence
11.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.7%
Pupil ethnicities
African 59.2%
Other 14.8%
Other Black 8.1%
Mixed 4.5%
Other White 3.6%
Caribbean 3.6%
Indian 1.8%
Other Asian 1.8%
White British 0.9%
Pakistani 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 83%
Local authority average 69%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 17%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 109
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
17
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
3
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
5
3
Reception, Full-time
29
15
14
Year 1
30
14
16
Year 2
31
13
18
Year 3
30
16
14
Year 4
28
17
11
Year 5
29
15
14
Year 6
29
16
13
Year 2024-2025