St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 6 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118725
- Address
- Sandrock Road, TN2 3PR
- Website
- https://st-james.kent.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 629 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 34.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.1%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
White British 67.1%
Other White 10.8%
Mixed 7.9%
Indian 6.4%
Other 2.5%
Chinese 2.2%
Pakistani 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average3
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 75%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 91
- 3rd preference
- 73
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 88 51 37 |
| Year 1 | 89 41 48 |
| Year 2 | 90 46 44 |
| Year 3 | 91 47 44 |
| Year 4 | 91 38 53 |
| Year 5 | 90 33 57 |
| Year 6 | 90 47 43 |