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St James & St John Church of England Primary School

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

personMr Harvey Webb

location_onLondon, W2 3QD

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

190

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Expected Standard

95%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St James & St John Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in London, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 1% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St James & St John Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in London, Westminster, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 174 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 95% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 32% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #16 of 32 primaries in Westminster and #3,152 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 28.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

95%

LA 72%

Reading100% LA 83%

Writing95% LA 77%

Maths100% LA 82%

Read SS

114

Maths SS

116

GPS SS

115

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 69%England 61%

Reading91% LA 81% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 77% · Eng 72%

Maths86% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 67%England 60%

Reading81% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 76% · Eng 71%

Maths81% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 1.1

-4.6 to 1.0

0.3

Write

LA 0.9

-2.5 to 3.0

-0.1

Maths

LA 1.6

-2.7 to 2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 69%England 65%

Reading87% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 81% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA 1.2

0.6 to 6.1

2.9

Write

LA 0.6

0.4 to 5.5

4.2

Maths

LA 1.3

1.8 to 6.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 69%

Reading94% LA 79%

Writing100% LA 80%

Maths88% LA 80%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 1.2

-0.5 to 5.7

0.7

Write

LA 1.2

-2.3 to 3.7

1.5

Maths

LA 1.8

-1.3 to 4.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 November 2021

Inspection Report

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29 November 2016

Inspection Report

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22 March 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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20 November 2006

Inspection Report

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11 December 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-11-29

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-03-22

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2006-11-20

None EIF

Good

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)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 174 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	174	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	179	1	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	184	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	199	2	1.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	190	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	187	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	200	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	204	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	183	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	186	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	177	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	177	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	169	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	173	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	159	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	171	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	176	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	174	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	173	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	161	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils