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EnglandLondonSouthwarkSE15 5LPSt James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary

St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary

Southwark · London · SE15 5LP www.stjamesthegreat.southwark.sch.uk

Pupils
223
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
223
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
223
Pupils · 2024/25
35%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouthwark
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School · Primary · Southwark

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
75%
-8pp
85%80%75%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
18%
+1pp
19%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
29%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
89%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
61%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
223
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
35%
FSM eligible
43%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Peckham Road, London, SE15 5LP
Local authority
Southwark
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
2024/2575%18%82%32%86%29%82%36%89%86%106.0107.0109.021%223
2023/2483%17%97%52%86%24%93%28%90%97%109.0107.0113.020%229
2022/2376%3%90%17%83%3%83%13%86%87%106.0106.0109.0-0.50-0.10+0.2020%235
2018/1985%19%88%31%92%27%85%42%92%85%107.0108.0109.0+4.20+4.80+4.9017%225
2017/1884%16%84%28%88%20%88%40%88%88%107.0108.0111.0+0.60+0.60+1.5014%227
2016/1785%7%85%15%85%7%85%33%89%85%105.0106.0107.0+0.30-1.60+0.6013%232

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
2024/2522329.321%35%43%3%8%
2023/2422925.520%40%42%5%13%
2022/2323525.620%43%43%3%7%
2021/2223023.021%46%43%4%8%
2020/2122222.718%48%39%
2018/1922523.517%52%36%4%9%
2017/1822719.914%52%36%3%5%
2016/1723219.613%51%34%2%6%

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