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St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

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

personMr David Roundtree

location_onWetherby, LS22 6JS

language Visit Website phone 1937583379

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

132

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Wetherby, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Wetherby, Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 158 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #155 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #10,301 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. 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

60%

LA 62%

Reading67% LA 74%

Writing60% LA 71%

Maths67% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading50% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths40% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.3

-5.0 to 2.8

1.8

Write

LA 0.6

-2.0 to 5.5

-2.7

Maths

LA 0.6

-6.5 to 1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths93% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA 0.1

-3.2 to 3.2

1.7

Write

LA 0.0

-1.3 to 4.7

0.6

Maths

LA 0.4

-2.2 to 3.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 61%

Reading86% LA 72%

Writing86% LA 74%

Maths71% LA 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.0

-5.7 to 3.1

1.3

Write

LA -0.2

-2.9 to 5.5

-0.6

Maths

LA 0.1

-4.6 to 3.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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02 July 2019

Inspection Report

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14 March 2017

Inspection Report

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22 March 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2009

Inspection Report

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02 October 2007

Inspection Report

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21 June 2006

Inspection Report

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06 November 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-07-02

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-03-14

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-03-22

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

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 158 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)	158	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	154	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	148	1	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	144	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	140	1	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	137	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	132	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	126	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	127	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	121	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	118	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	101	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	96	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	90	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	90	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	90	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	91	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	94	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	92	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	89	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	99	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	92	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	92	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	97	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	94	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	89	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 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils