St James's Catholic Primary School

Richmond upon ThamesVoluntary aided school

260 Stanley Road, Twickenham, TW2 5NP

Headteacher: Mr Ciaran BeattySchool website ↗Pupils: 665 (capacity: 689)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected October 2024
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
85%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected October 2024
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 8 October 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Outstanding
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Outstanding

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
85.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
32.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 90%·Writing 91%·Maths 88%All three 85%
Reading
Expected90%
Exceeding59%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected91%
Exceeding46%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding47%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
89
How many families wanted this school first?
96
How many got their first choice?
87of 96 (90.6%)
How many applied in total?
222

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
2.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
29.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
337 girls, 328 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 92% (2018/19), currently 85%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1686.0%6.0%+5.1-0.3+2.3
2016/1788.0%20.0%+4.0-0.1+2.2
2017/1887.0%18.0%+3.2+1.5+1.6
2018/1992.0%33.0%+3.1+1.1+1.5
2022/2382.0%19.0%+0.5+1.4+0.4
2023/2490.0%28.0%---
2024/2585.0%32.0%---