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EnglandSouth EastWaverleyGU8 6DHSt James CofE Aided Primary School
Primary

St James CofE Aided Primary School

Primary

Waverley · Godalming · GU8 6DH http://www.st-james-elstead.surrey.sch.uk

Pupils
215
cap. 210
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
215
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
215
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 25/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySurrey
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St James CofE Aided Primary School · Primary · Surrey

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
54%
-9pp
72%63%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
0%
-11pp
11%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
58%
Maths higher standard
12%
Science expected standard
100%
SPAG expected standard
69%
SPAG higher standard
8%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
215
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Thursley Road, Elstead, Godalming, GU8 6DH
Local authority
Surrey
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
2024/2554%0%88%23%85%0%58%12%100%69%107.0101.0102.010%215
2023/2463%11%81%30%70%15%70%22%85%67%107.0104.0104.015%214
2022/2360%4%76%20%76%12%68%4%92%60%106.0102.0102.0+0.50+0.50-1.9015%216
2018/1972%8%76%44%80%36%88%8%88%76%106.0105.0104.0-1.10+0.10-1.7017%199
2017/1870%4%81%48%78%19%81%26%85%85%108.0105.0106.0-0.80-3.10-2.1019%203
2016/1756%6%72%44%78%22%67%17%89%83%108.0104.0106.0+0.20-3.50-3.3017%195

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
2024/2521520.410%8%12%5%11%
2023/2421420.915%8%12%6%16%
2022/2321620.715%4%15%7%15%
2021/2219622.219%3%12%6%19%
2020/2120923.919%1%14%
2018/1919921.417%0%6%4%8%
2017/1820318.019%0%6%5%8%
2016/1719521.517%1%7%3%6%

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