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
- 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
- 8.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.8%
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%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average3.1
WritingWell below average-4
MathsWell above average3.4
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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
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 |