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
- Website
- https://st-james.kent.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 632 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.6%
- Girls
- 52.4%
- First language not English
- 35.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.8%
- Persistent absence
- 9.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 63.8%
Other White 12.8%
Mixed 8.4%
Indian 5.4%
Other 2.8%
Chinese 2.5%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Asian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
African 0.2%
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 72%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 12%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 68
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 90 43 47 |
| Year 1 | 87 52 35 |
| Year 2 | 90 42 48 |
| Year 3 | 90 49 41 |
| Year 4 | 93 46 47 |
| Year 5 | 90 35 55 |
| Year 6 | 92 34 58 |