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EnglandLondonCroydonCR7 8HJSt James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
Primary

St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School

Primary

Croydon · Thornton Heath · CR7 8HJ http://www.stjamesthegreat.org/

Pupils
448
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
37%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 01/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCroydon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School · Primary · Croydon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
71%
-3pp
81%66%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
7%
-10pp
17%11%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
49%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
85%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
448
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
37%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
St. James the Great School, Windsor Road, Thornton Heath, CR7 8HJ
Local authority
Croydon
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
2024/2571%7%84%49%80%9%82%47%84%85%107.0107.0108.012%448
2023/2474%17%89%50%76%17%85%41%91%87%109.0108.0110.011%431
2022/2350%5%95%40%50%5%90%45%100%97%108.0107.0110.0+3.10-4.00+3.4012%436
2018/1971%8%80%41%76%14%85%27%83%85%107.0106.0109.0+1.80-1.20+0.3010%478
2017/1881%12%93%53%89%14%84%35%93%91%110.0107.0110.0+4.80+0.90+2.7010%486
2016/1773%8%87%37%77%12%88%25%100%93%107.0105.0110.0+1.40-2.10-0.1011%503

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
2024/2544824.912%37%19%4%4%
2023/2443125.811%28%17%4%7%
2022/2343624.412%34%14%5%9%
2021/2242624.513%46%14%5%12%
2020/2142924.410%51%12%
2018/1947826.110%60%12%3%5%
2017/1848624.710%58%13%4%5%
2016/1750328.211%51%13%4%8%

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