St James' Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 19 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 143516
- Address
- Guildford Road, CO1 2RA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 448 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 35%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.4%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 42.9%
African 11.4%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 10%
Other 6.7%
Other Asian 4.7%
Indian 4.2%
Bangladeshi 4.2%
Other Black 2.9%
Chinese 1.1%
Pakistani 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.2
WritingWell below average-4.2
MathsAverage1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 53%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
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 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St James' Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 37
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 31
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 1 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 15 6 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 9 4 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 30 29 |
| Year 1 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 2 | 61 27 34 |
| Year 3 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 4 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 5 | 61 30 31 |
| Year 6 | 59 27 32 |