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EnglandLondonBromleyBR5 1BLSt James' Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary

St James' Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary

Bromley · Orpington · BR5 1BL www.st-james.bromley.sch.uk/

Pupils
218
cap. 218
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
94%
RWM expected · 2024/25
31%
RWM higher · 2024/25
218
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
1%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
94%
RWM expected · 2024/25
31%
RWM higher · 2024/25
218
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
1%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 02/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBromley
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St James' Roman Catholic Primary School · Primary · Bromley

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
94%
0pp
97%91%84%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 94%
RWM higher standard
31%
-17pp
48%40%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 31%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
94%
Reading higher standard
56%
Writing expected standard
94%
Writing higher standard
41%
Maths expected standard
97%
Maths higher standard
63%
Science expected standard
94%
SPAG expected standard
94%
SPAG higher standard
63%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
112.0
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
218
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
1%

Contact

Address
Maybury Close, Petts Wood, Orpington, BR5 1BL
Local authority
Bromley
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
2024/2594%31%94%56%94%41%97%63%94%94%110.0112.0111.08%218
2023/2494%48%97%58%100%55%97%61%100%97%112.0110.0112.06%216
2022/2397%38%97%72%97%44%100%63%97%94%112.0112.0112.0+4.20+3.20+4.808%218
2018/1994%39%97%55%97%55%94%68%94%97%110.0110.0114.0+2.10+2.20+2.208%219
2017/1884%44%91%66%94%53%91%53%91%91%110.0110.0112.0+1.20+1.20+1.5010%218
2016/1772%28%76%38%86%28%90%48%93%83%107.0108.0108.0+1.00+1.10+2.909%214

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
2024/2521825.38%13%4%3%1%
2023/2421628.76%10%3%3%1%
2022/2321828.28%11%5%4%4%
2021/2221827.99%11%5%4%2%
2020/2121924.97%13%4%
2018/1921926.78%16%6%3%
2017/1821829.910%18%6%2%
2016/1721423.09%8%3%2%

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