St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 1 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Croydon
Unique reference
137959
Address
St. James the Great School, Windsor Road, CR7 8HJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
431 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
28.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.3%
Persistent absence
8.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.8%
Pupil ethnicities
African 26%
Other White 24.4%
Mixed 14.2%
White British 12.1%
Caribbean 8.4%
Other 3.9%
Indian 3.7%
Other Asian 3.2%
Irish 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Pakistani 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
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 average3.1
WritingWell below average-4
MathsWell above average3.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 64%
England average 61%

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

School 5%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
69
2nd preference
52
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
57
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes28.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
11
7
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
18
14
4
Reception, Full-time
57
26
31
Year 1
57
33
24
Year 2
61
27
34
Year 3
58
26
32
Year 4
56
27
29
Year 5
58
33
25
Year 6
55
25
30
Year 2023-2024