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EnglandSouth EastTunbridge WellsTN2 3PRSt James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary

St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Primary

Tunbridge Wells · Tunbridge Wells · TN2 3PR https://st-james.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
632
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
632
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
632
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Primary · Kent

Finance£5864 spend / pupil£5824 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
72%
0pp
75%74%72%
'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
10%
-2pp
12%11%10%
'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
57%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
83%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
28%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
109.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.19
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
632
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
36%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Sandrock Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3PR
Local authority
Kent
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
2024/2572%10%88%57%80%13%84%25%97%83%109.0106.0106.011%632
2023/2472%12%90%47%90%19%82%24%89%80%109.0106.0106.010%629
2022/2375%10%89%50%83%18%79%32%86%86%109.0106.0107.0+3.00+0.40+0.409%631
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published3%270

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
2024/2563222.911%36%10%5%8%
2023/2462922.810%34%8%4%8%
2022/2363123.29%33%8%5%10%
2021/2263023.18%32%7%5%10%
2020/2162822.98%30%6%
2018/1927023.63%24%3%4%5%
2017/1827020.93%26%3%4%6%
2016/1727019.84%23%4%4%2%

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