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EnglandLondonSouthwarkSE16 4SUSt James' Church of England Primary School
Primary

St James' Church of England Primary School

Primary

Southwark · London · SE16 4SU www.stjamesschoolbermondsey.com

Pupils
402
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
402
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
16%
RWM higher · 2024/25
402
Pupils · 2024/25
28%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouthwark
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St James' Church of England Primary School · Primary · Southwark

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
-1pp
70%67%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
16%
+12pp
19%12%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 16%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
34%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
71%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
402
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
28%
FSM eligible
73%
SEN
27%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Old Jamaica Road, Bermondsey, London, SE16 4SU
Local authority
Southwark
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
2024/2568%16%79%34%80%34%75%23%88%71%105.0105.0104.027%402
2023/2469%4%80%14%80%35%82%16%92%84%105.0105.0104.024%407
2022/2370%19%79%32%84%32%86%28%88%70%106.0106.0105.0+1.30+3.20+1.9020%418
2018/1969%6%84%16%86%22%80%18%92%90%105.0106.0108.0-2.00-1.40-1.5014%561
2017/1863%4%69%13%79%22%78%17%83%76%102.0104.0105.0-2.10+0.70-0.2011%579
2016/1766%10%71%16%81%19%84%21%86%88%103.0104.0108.0-0.80+1.10+0.6011%576

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
2024/2540216.727%28%73%5%12%
2023/2440717.024%36%68%5%16%
2022/2341816.920%40%66%6%17%
2021/2248117.717%43%66%6%19%
2020/2150819.015%42%56%
2018/1956119.014%49%53%4%8%
2017/1857921.511%46%53%3%4%
2016/1757624.611%46%52%3%7%

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