St James' Catholic High School is a secondary school located in London. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4%, the same as UK average.

School Information

Address: Great Strand, London, NW9 5PE
Website: http://www.st-james.barnet.sch.uk
Telephone: 02083582800
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Barnet
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Carolyn Laws
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 101364

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1400
Number of Pupils: 1234
Number of Boys: 650
Number of Girls: 584

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4% 4%
Persistent absence: 6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.27 Confidence interval 0.07 to 0.47
Of the 167 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 162 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:41%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:52%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.52
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blessed Dominic Catholic Primary School
Great Strand , NW9 5PE
4out of 4 5 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
The Orion Primary School
Grahame Park Way , NW7 2AL
4out of 4 994 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Goldbeaters Primary School
Thirleby Road , Burnt Oak HA8 0HA
4out of 4 1,292 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodcroft Primary School
Goldbeaters Grove , HA8 0QF
3out of 4 1,309 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sunnyfields Primary School
Hatchcroft , Off Greyhound Hill NW4 4JH
3out of 4 1,366 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James' Catholic High School
Great Strand , Colindale NW9 5PE
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Saracens High School
Lanacre Avenue , Colindale NW9 5FN
- not rated 446 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hasmonean High School for Girls
2 - 4 Page Street , Mill Hill NW7 2EU
- not rated 662 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Copthall School
Pursley Road , Mill Hill NW7 2EP
3out of 4 1,143 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Hasmonean High School for Boys
Holders Hill Road , Hendon NW4 1NA
4out of 4 2,067 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's and St John's CofE School
Bennett House , Sunningfields Road NW4 4QR
3out of 4 1,596 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
North London Grammar School
110 Colindeep Lane , NW9 6HB
- not rated 1,281 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
First Rung Independent School
197-205 High Street , Ponders End EN3 4DZ
- not rated 1,692 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Kisharon College
54 Parson Street , Hendon NW4 1TP
- not rated 1,891 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Martin's School
22 Goodwyn Avenue , Mill Hill NW7 3RG
- not rated 1,900 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Menorah Grammar School
Abbots Road , HA8 0QS
- not rated 1,939 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.