St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School, Thornton Heath

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School

St. James the Great School, Windsor Road, Thornton Heath CR7 8HJ

https://www.stjamesthegreat.org/

St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 440 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In November 2023 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Attainment, Disadvantaged pupils, Attendance and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Admissions, Environment, Representation and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Beulah Junior School
0.4		Beulah Infants' School
0.4		David Livingstone Academy
0.4		St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
0.4		Kensington Avenue Primary School
0.6		Downsview Primary and Nursery School
0.6		Winterbourne Junior Girls' School
0.6		Winterbourne Nursery and Infants' School
0.6		Winterbourne Boys' Academy
0.9		Whitehorse Manor Infant School
0.9		Whitehorse Manor Junior School
0.9		Paxton Academy Sports And Science

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Attainment: Excellent. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is about average.

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite high.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low.

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