St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 5 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

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
8.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.7%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average3
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
93
2nd preference
91
3rd preference
73
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
79
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024