St James' CofE Junior 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 11/01/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Tower Hamlets Road, London

School Information

Address: Tower Hamlets Road, London, E7 9DA
Website: www.st-james.newham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 02085344030
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Newham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Rose Boland Bourne and Mrs Fiona Hall
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 102764

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/01/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 231
Number of Boys: 119
Number of Girls: 112

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4 to -0.5
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kay Rowe Nursery School
Forest Gate , Forest Gate E7 0PH
4out of 4 611 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Acacia Nursery
Cecil Road , Leytonstone E11 3HF
3out of 4 1,403 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ronald Openshaw Nursery School
Henniker Road , Stratford E15 1JP
3out of 4 1,443 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre
Marcus Street , Stratford E15 3JT
3out of 4 1,772 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Nursery School
Whitfield Road , E6 1AS
4out of 4 2,027 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' CofE Junior School
Tower Hamlets Road , Forest Gate E7 9DA
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Odessa Infant School
Wellington Road , E7 9BY
3out of 4 63 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Earlham Primary School
Earlham Grove , Forest Gate E7 9AW
3out of 4 253 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Maryland Primary School
Gurney Road , E15 1SL
3out of 4 779 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodgrange Infant School
Sebert Road , E7 0NJ
3out of 4 854 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Forest Gate Community School
Forest Lane , E7 9BB
4out of 4 392 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sarah Bonnell School
Deanery Road , Stratford E15 4LP
3out of 4 1,009 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Stratford School Academy
Upton Lane , Forest Gate E7 9PR
3out of 4 1,051 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Angela's Ursuline School
St George's Road , Forest Gate E7 8HU
4out of 4 1,137 yd Voluntary aided school No Girls More About School
St Bonaventure's RC School
Boleyn Road , Forest Gate E7 9QD
4out of 4 1,324 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
London Academy of Excellence
Broadway House , 322 High Street E15 1AJ
- not rated 1,888 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Buxton School
234 Cann Hall Road , Leytonstone E11 3NN
3out of 4 1,010 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
School 21
Pitchford Street , E15 4RZ
4out of 4 1,679 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Harris Academy Chobham
40 Cheering Lane , E20 1BD
4out of 4 1,904 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Bobby Moore Academy
1 Siding Street , Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park E20 2AE
- not rated 2,881 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Azhar Academy Girls School
235a Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 9HL
- not rated 408 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Quwwat Ul Islam Girls' School
16 Chaucer Road , Forest Gate E7 9NB
- not rated 749 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Hafs Academy
Unit 3 , 26 Maryland Road E15 1JW
- not rated 1,145 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Zakariya Primary School
447-451 Romford Road , Forest Gate E7 8AB
- not rated 1,185 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
East London Independent School
Welfare Road , 1c Maryland Park E15 4HT
- not rated 1,244 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.