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EnglandLondonNewhamE7 9DASt James' CofE Junior School
Primary

St James' CofE Junior School

Primary

Newham · London · E7 9DA www.st-james.newham.sch.uk/

Pupils
208
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
208
Pupils · 2024/25
70%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
14%
RWM higher · 2024/25
208
Pupils · 2024/25
70%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNewham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St James' CofE Junior School · Primary · Newham

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+10pp
67%62%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
14%
+8pp
16%11%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 14%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
26%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
58%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
208
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
70%
FSM eligible
51%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Tower Hamlets Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9DA
Local authority
Newham
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
2024/2567%14%74%26%74%21%81%33%86%79%106.0107.0111.014%208
2023/2457%6%73%22%61%14%67%22%84%71%104.0104.0106.016%204
2022/2361%16%75%30%72%23%72%33%79%75%107.0106.0107.0-0.80+0.00-0.8016%218
2018/1959%7%64%19%81%24%80%22%75%78%102.0103.0105.0-2.20+0.40-2.5012%248
2017/1861%5%74%11%85%23%68%21%86%77%103.0103.0106.0-2.20+0.70-1.909%282
2016/1760%5%75%16%83%9%76%16%93%88%103.0103.0106.0-0.40+0.20-0.107%319

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
2024/2520820.814%70%51%4%11%
2023/2420422.716%67%45%4%12%
2022/2321824.816%65%46%5%14%
2021/2221219.316%64%47%5%14%
2020/2123121.815%72%39%
2018/1924820.712%78%37%4%10%
2017/1828220.19%76%40%4%8%
2016/1731919.57%76%43%4%9%

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