St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 2 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
436 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.5%
Girls
50.5%
First language not English
34.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.6%
Persistent absence
8.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 25.7%
African 25.5%
White British 14.4%
Mixed 12.3%
Caribbean 6.9%
Other 4.6%
Indian 3.7%
Other Asian 3.2%
Unclassified 1.6%
Irish 1.4%
Chinese 0.7%
Capacity %, Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2022-2023

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 63%
England average 60%

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
Year 2022-2023

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
73
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Year 2022-2023

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
14
6
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
20
10
10
Reception, Full-time
58
32
26
Year 1
61
28
33
Year 2
55
28
27
Year 3
57
27
30
Year 4
57
32
25
Year 5
56
26
30
Year 6
58
27
31
Year 2022-2023
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