St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham | Primary in Pulborough, Horsham | Ofsted & DfE

20%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

20%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

20%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 05/07/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWest Sussex

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio11.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterChurch of England

StatusOpen

Overview of St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham · Primary · West Sussex

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

20%

-7pp

57%35%13%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 20%

RWM higher standard

0pp

0%0%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

80%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

50%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

40%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

90%

SPAG expected standard

30%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

GPS scaled score

98.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

11.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

13%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Church Lane, Coldwaltham, Pulborough, RH20 1LW

Local authority

West Sussex

Website

www.st-james-coldwaltham.w-sussex.sch.uk

Telephone

01798872196

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	20%	0%	80%	30%	50%	0%	40%	0%	90%	30%	105.0	100.0	98.0	—	—	—	17%	53
2023/24	27%	0%	64%	18%	45%	0%	27%	18%	73%	36%	104.0	95.0	98.0	—	—	—	18%	73
2022/23	13%	0%	50%	13%	38%	0%	25%	0%	63%	13%	100.0	91.0	96.0	+1.20	+0.90	-6.30	22%	78
2018/19	50%	0%	60%	30%	70%	20%	70%	0%	70%	60%	103.0	99.0	102.0	+1.10	+0.50	-3.00	27%	60
2017/18	57%	0%	71%	29%	71%	14%	57%	14%	86%	57%	108.0	101.0	103.0	+1.70	-0.20	-3.50	19%	53
2016/17	43%	0%	57%	43%	43%	0%	57%	0%	71%	43%	106.0	99.0	102.0	+3.20	-5.00	-2.20	19%	47

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	53	13.9	17%	0%	13%	6%	11%
2023/24	73	18.6	18%	0%	11%	5%	12%
2022/23	78	20.0	22%	0%	10%	6%	20%
2021/22	79	11.9	19%	1%	10%	5%	10%
2020/21	73	13.3	26%	1%	10%	—	—
2018/19	60	15.7	27%	0%	5%	5%	15%
2017/18	53	13.9	19%	0%	8%	4%	10%
2016/17	47	12.3	19%	0%	8%	5%	—