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St James' CofE Junior School

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

personMr Andrew Beattie

location_onWhitehaven, CA28 7HG

language Visit Website phone 1946695311

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

160

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Expected Standard

74%

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Age Range

7-11

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St James' CofE Junior School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Whitehaven, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St James' CofE Junior School is a voluntary controlled school in Whitehaven, Cumberland, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 155 pupils on roll, of whom 15% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #14 of 111 primaries in Cumberland and #4,238 of 14,143 nationally.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.6 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

74%

LA 55%

Reading82% LA 72%

Writing82% LA 68%

Maths85% LA 68%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 52%England 61%

Reading83% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing88% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths95% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading81% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths86% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA -0.4

-0.4 to 3.4

0.6

Write

LA -0.2

-1.2 to 2.5

2.2

Maths

LA -1.2

0.4 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading75% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.2

-0.4 to 3.0

0.9

Write

LA 0.3

-0.6 to 2.5

2.4

Maths

LA -0.8

0.9 to 3.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 64%

Reading88% LA 79%

Writing76% LA 79%

Maths79% LA 76%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.4

1 to 5

-0.1

Write

LA 0.5

-2 to 1.8

2.1

Maths

LA -0.3

0.2 to 4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 April 2022

Inspection Report

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27 April 2016

Inspection Report

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14 July 2014

Inspection Report

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28 February 2014

Inspection Report

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14 January 2014

Inspection Report

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09 September 2010

Inspection Report

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21 February 2008

Inspection Report

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24 May 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-04-27

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-01-14

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 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 155 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	155	3	1.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	157	2	1.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	156	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	159	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	159	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	160	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	160	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	159	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	159	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	160	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	165	1	0.6%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	160	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	161	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	158	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	158	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	157	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	169	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	169	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	158	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	161	1	0.6%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	160	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	174	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	174	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	173	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

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St James' CofE Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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