St James' CofE Junior School is a primary school located in Whitehaven. 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 28/04/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wellington Row, Whitehaven, CA28 7HG
Website: www.stjamesjun.cumbria.sch.uk
Telephone: 01946695311
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Beattie
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112298

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/04/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 180
Number of Pupils: 160
Number of Boys: 81
Number of Girls: 79

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.5
Maths
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.9 to 3.9

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:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St James' CofE Junior School
Wellington Row, CA28 7HG 		0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School
High Street, CA28 7PZ 		129 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bransty Primary School
Mona Road, Bransty CA28 6EG 		936 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Begh's Catholic Junior School
Coach Road, CA28 7TE 		985 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Jericho Primary School
Windsor Court, CA28 6UX 		1,569 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Benedict's Catholic High School
Red Lonning, Hensingham CA28 8UG 		1,815 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
1out of 4The Whitehaven Academy
Cleator Moor Road, CA28 8TY 		2,341 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Mayfield School
Campus Whitehaven, Red Lonning CA28 8UG 		1,976 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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