St James's Catholic Primary School | Primary in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames | Ofsted & DfE

85%

RWM expected · 2024/25

32%

RWM higher · 2024/25

665

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

85%

RWM expected · 2024/25

32%

RWM higher · 2024/25

665

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

85%

RWM expected · 2024/25

32%

RWM higher · 2024/25

665

Pupils · 2024/25

27%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 08/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityRichmond upon Thames

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St James's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Richmond upon Thames

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

85%

-5pp

92%87%82%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 85%

RWM higher standard

32%

+4pp

33%26%18%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 32%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

59%

Writing expected standard

91%

Writing higher standard

46%

Maths expected standard

88%

Maths higher standard

47%

Science expected standard

94%

SPAG expected standard

87%

SPAG higher standard

55%

Reading scaled score

109.0

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

665

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

27%

FSM eligible

SEN

14%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

260 Stanley Road, Twickenham, TW2 5NP

Local authority

Richmond upon Thames

Website

www.st-james.richmond.sch.uk/

Telephone

02087448860

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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	85%	32%	90%	59%	91%	46%	88%	47%	94%	87%	109.0	108.0	110.0	—	—	—	14%	665
2023/24	90%	28%	93%	52%	93%	46%	94%	46%	97%	91%	109.0	109.0	110.0	—	—	—	12%	662
2022/23	82%	19%	89%	42%	89%	34%	89%	41%	89%	87%	108.0	108.0	107.0	+0.50	+1.40	+0.40	10%	677
2018/19	92%	33%	95%	64%	95%	41%	97%	49%	98%	95%	111.0	109.0	111.0	+3.10	+1.10	+1.50	10%	679
2017/18	87%	18%	92%	61%	96%	34%	93%	34%	98%	97%	110.0	108.0	111.0	+3.20	+1.50	+1.60	9%	679
2016/17	88%	20%	94%	61%	94%	24%	92%	53%	97%	94%	111.0	110.0	112.0	+4.00	-0.10	+2.20	9%	690

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	665	23.0	14%	27%	2%	4%	6%
2023/24	662	24.1	12%	24%	1%	4%	8%
2022/23	677	24.4	10%	29%	2%	4%	6%
2021/22	660	21.3	9%	27%	2%	6%	10%
2020/21	671	18.7	9%	27%	3%	—	—
2018/19	679	21.2	10%	28%	2%	3%	4%
2017/18	679	21.6	9%	29%	2%	3%	3%
2016/17	690	22.4	9%	27%	3%	3%	2%