St James' Church of England Primary School is a primary 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 20/11/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Old Jamaica Road, London, SE16 4SU
Website: www.stjamesschoolbermondsey.com
Telephone: 02072373111
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Southwark
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Willis
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 100829

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/11/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 540
Number of Pupils: 508
Number of Boys: 244
Number of Girls: 264

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.8 to -0.3
Writing
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.2
Maths
N/A: -1.5 Confidence interval -3 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kintore Way Nursery School and Children's Centre
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Old Church Nursery School
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4out of 4 2,812 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James' Church of England Primary School
Old Jamaica Road , Bermondsey SE16 4SU
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School
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4out of 4 252 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Riverside Primary School
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Boutcher Church of England Primary School
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4out of 4 803 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Tower Bridge Primary School
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3out of 4 835 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Michael's Catholic College
Llewellyn Street , Bermondsey SE16 4UN
4out of 4 317 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Compass School Southwark
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3out of 4 443 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Harris Academy Bermondsey
55 Southwark Park Road , SE16 3TZ
4out of 4 605 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Girls More About School
City of London Academy (Southwark)
240 Lynton Road , SE1 5LA
3out of 4 1,086 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
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4out of 4 1,547 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Morley College
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- not rated 3,192 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Globe Academy
Harper Road , SE1 6AG
3out of 4 1,765 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Spa School, Bermondsey
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4out of 4 741 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
THE BRIDGE SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS SCHOOL
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- not rated 1,354 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cavendish School
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- not rated 1,452 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Green Gables Montessori Primary School
4 Wapping Lane , E1W 2RG
- not rated 1,545 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Beormund Primary School
Crosby Row , Long Lane SE1 3PS
3out of 4 1,605 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.