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EnglandNorth WestCumberlandCA28 7HGSt James' CofE Junior School
Primary

St James' CofE Junior School

Primary

Cumberland · Whitehaven · CA28 7HG www.stjamesjun.cumbria.sch.uk

Pupils
155
cap. 180
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
155
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
155
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/04/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

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

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
-1pp
79%74%69%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
13%
+3pp
14%12%9%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
46%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
87%
SPAG higher standard
56%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
155
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Wellington Row, Whitehaven, CA28 7HG
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
2024/2574%13%82%38%82%18%85%46%97%87%107.0108.0110.017%155
2023/2475%10%83%28%88%25%95%30%95%93%105.0107.0107.016%159
2022/2379%14%81%43%79%19%86%43%83%83%107.0107.0107.0+1.50+0.60+2.2015%160
2018/1969%12%75%25%79%17%88%29%79%79%105.0107.0105.0+1.30+0.90+2.4014%169
2017/1871%9%88%38%76%15%79%26%85%74%107.0106.0105.0+3.00-0.10+2.1018%161
2016/1745%4%59%24%82%10%69%18%78%71%103.0102.0104.0-2.80-1.30-2.9023%174

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
2024/2515519.717%3%15%3%4%
2023/2415921.416%4%16%4%10%
2022/2316021.215%2%12%4%8%
2021/2216221.817%4%11%5%13%
2020/2116023.116%4%10%
2018/1916921.214%5%10%4%8%
2017/1816121.118%4%10%4%4%
2016/1717416.923%3%12%4%7%

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