St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Thornton Heath. 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 25/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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St. James the Great School, Thornton Heath

School Information

Address: St. James the Great School, Thornton Heath, CR7 8HJ
Website: http://www.stjamesthegreat.org/
Telephone: 02087713424
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Croydon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Christopher Andrew
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137959

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 429
Number of Boys: 193
Number of Girls: 236

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.4
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.3
Maths
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
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
Thornton Heath Nursery School
51 Pridham Road , CR7 8RS 		3out of 4 1,407 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Selhurst Nursery School and Children's Centre
23 Dagnall Park , South Norwood SE25 5PL 		2out of 4 2,282 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Crosfield Nursery School
Elborough Road , South Norwood SE25 5BD 		3out of 4 3,027 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 the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
St. James the Great School , Windsor Road CR7 8HJ 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Beulah Junior School
Beulah Road , CR7 8JF 		3out of 4 554 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Beulah Infants' School
Furze Road , Thornton Heath CR7 8NJ 		3out of 4 599 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
Springfield Road , CR7 8DZ 		3out of 4 600 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
David Livingstone Academy
Northwood Road , CR7 8HX 		4out of 4 706 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Norbury High School for Girls
Kensington Avenue , CR7 8BT 		3out of 4 921 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
St Joseph's College
Beulah Hill , SE19 3HL 		3out of 4 1,739 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Norwood School
Crown Dale , Lambeth SE19 3NY 		3out of 4 2,106 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Harris Academy Merton
Wide Way , CR4 1BP 		4out of 4 2,244 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace
Maberley Road , Upper Norwood SE19 2JH 		4out of 4 2,285 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harris Professional Skills Sixth Form
11 Oliver Grove , SE25 6EJ 		- not rated 2,285 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodmansterne School
Woodmansterne Road , Streatham SW16 5UQ 		3out of 4 2,401 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
CACFO UK Education Centre
40 Northwood Road , CR7 8HQ 		- not rated 197 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Bensham Manor School
Ecclesbourne Road , CR7 7BN 		3out of 4 1,412 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Priory School
Hermitage Road , Upper Norwood SE19 3QN 		3out of 4 1,891 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The New School
ST MARY'S LODGE , 149 CENTRAL HILL SE19 1RT 		- not rated 2,038 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
AYA College (On-Site Educational Provision)
Holly Lodge , 16 Edith Road SE25 5PQ 		- not rated 2,040 yd Other independent school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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