St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school located in Tunbridge Wells. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 27/03/2008. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Sandrock Road, Tunbridge Wells

School Information

Address: Sandrock Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN2 3PR
Website: https://st-james.kent.sch.uk
Telephone: 01892523006
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Tutt
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118725

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/03/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 628
Number of Boys: 299
Number of Girls: 329

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:65%

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

School:
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James' Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sandrock Road , TN2 3PR
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Hawkenbury Road , TN2 5BW
4out of 4 563 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Barnabas CofE VA Primary School
Quarry Road , TN1 2EY
3out of 4 709 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Claremont Primary School
Banner Farm Road , TN2 5EB
4out of 4 983 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Wells Free School
King Charles Square , TN4 8FA
3out of 4 1,095 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Skinners' School
St John's Road , TN4 9PG
4out of 4 1,434 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Skinners' Kent Academy
Sandown Park , TN2 4PY
4out of 4 1,553 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Southfield Road , TN4 9UJ
4out of 4 1,747 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys
St John's Road , TN4 9XB
3out of 4 2,222 yd Community school No Boys More About School
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Culverden Down , TN4 9SH
4out of 4 2,249 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beechwood School
12 Pembury Road , TN2 3QD
- not rated 956 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Mead School
16 Frant Road , TN2 5SN
- not rated 1,805 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Oakley School
Pembury Road , TN2 4NE
3out of 4 2,213 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Rose Hill School
Coniston Avenue , TN4 9SY
- not rated 2,253 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Two Bridges School
Charles Street , Southborough TN4 0DS
4out of 4 2,643 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.