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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandLA18 4ASSt James' Catholic Primary School
Primary

St James' Catholic Primary School

Primary

Cumberland · millom · LA18 4AS www.stjamesrc.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
182
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
182
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
182
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St James' Catholic Primary School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
64%
-3pp
67%61%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
4%2%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
21%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
182
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Lonsdale Road, millom, LA18 4AS
Local authority
Cumberland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2564%0%75%36%68%0%79%21%79%75%106.0105.0105.026%182
2023/2467%0%77%27%70%0%87%17%83%80%105.0105.0105.018%176
2022/2363%4%83%50%71%13%83%38%79%88%108.0108.0110.0+3.70-0.50+4.8020%178
2018/1954%4%57%18%71%7%82%21%82%68%102.0104.0103.0-0.90-0.80+0.5025%191
2017/1857%4%79%21%71%18%89%21%86%93%105.0106.0107.0-0.90-1.40+1.4023%201
2016/1752%21%72%24%69%21%66%34%86%76%104.0103.0106.0+1.60+0.50+1.1020%202

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2518221.226%3%21%5%10%
2023/2417620.418%2%21%5%10%
2022/2317819.920%0%20%5%19%
2021/2217820.622%1%19%6%19%
2020/2118220.923%0%19%
2018/1919122.025%0%18%4%6%
2017/1820123.123%0%20%4%7%
2016/1720221.620%0%20%5%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.