St James Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Harlow. 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 11/01/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Paringdon Road, Harlow, CM18 7RH
Website: www.stjamescofeprimaryschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01279432459
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gina Bailey
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141657

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 218
Number of Pupils: 201
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 93

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.9
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.8
Maths
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James Church of England Primary School
Paringdon Road , CM18 7RH 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Longwood Primary Academy
Paringdon Road , CM18 7RQ 		3out of 4 394 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Kingsmoor Academy
Ployters Road , CM18 7PS 		3out of 4 594 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Milwards Primary School and Nursery
Paringdon Road , CM19 4QX 		3out of 4 782 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Abbotsweld Primary Academy
Partridge Road , CM18 6TE 		3out of 4 1,200 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlow
Parnall Road , CM18 7NQ 		3out of 4 431 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sir Frederick Gibberd College
Tendring Road , CM18 6RN 		- not rated 1,519 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Mark's West Essex Catholic School
Tripton Road , CM18 6AA 		3out of 4 2,191 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Passmores Academy
Tracyes Road , CM18 6JH 		3out of 4 2,550 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bmat Stem Academy
Velizy Avenue , CM20 3EZ 		2out of 4 2,711 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harlow College
Velizy Avenue , CM20 3LH 		- not rated 2,823 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beckmead Moundwood Academy
Commonside Road , CM18 7EZ 		- not rated 1,063 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Harlow Fields School and College
Tendring Road , CM18 6RN 		3out of 4 1,567 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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