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St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMs S E McFarlane

location_onLondon, SE14 6AD

language Visit Website phone 2086924937

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

187

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Expected Standard

59%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in London, Lewisham, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 187 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 14% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #47 of 71 primaries in Lewisham and #8,739 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 47.1%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading73% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.0

-2.6 to 2.2

0.9

Write

LA -0.5

-1.4 to 3.3

1.8

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 66%England 65%

Reading96% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.4

-0.5 to 4.6

0.8

Write

LA -1.5

-1.5 to 3.2

3.2

Maths

LA -0.1

1.0 to 5.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 65%

Reading89% LA 76%

Writing84% LA 77%

Maths84% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.1

-3.5 to 1.9

0.6

Write

LA -0.5

-2 to 3.2

1.6

Maths

LA 0.3

-0.8 to 4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

04 May 2023

Inspection Report

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04 July 2017

Inspection Report

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13 November 2012

Inspection Report

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14 October 2009

Inspection Report

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28 September 2006

Inspection Report

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29 October 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-07-04

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-11-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-10-14

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 176 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	176	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	171	2	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	174	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	187	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	185	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	192	2	1.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	191	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	191	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	196	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	197	3	1.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	187	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%