St James the Great Church of England Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 14 2025 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
- 456 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 36%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.6%
White British 37.7%
African 17.8%
Other White 11.2%
Mixed 9.8%
Other 5.3%
Indian 4.8%
Other Asian 4.6%
Bangladeshi 3.7%
Other Black 3.1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 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 40%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St James' Church of England Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 35
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 13 6 7 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 17 6 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 2 1 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 21 35 |
| Year 1 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 2 | 55 29 26 |
| Year 3 | 64 29 35 |
| Year 4 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 5 | 64 32 32 |
| Year 6 | 64 30 34 |