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St James Church of England Primary School

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personMrs Gina Bailey

corporate_fareTHE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onHarlow, CM18 7RH

language Visit Website phone 1279432459

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

197

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Expected Standard

53%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St James Church of England Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Harlow, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St James Church of England Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Harlow, Essex, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD VINE SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 206 pupils on roll, of whom 23% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 13% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #244 of 387 primaries in Essex and #8,858 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. 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 26.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.2 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

53%

LA 61%

Reading63% LA 74%

Writing66% LA 70%

Maths66% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading59% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading52% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing55% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.1

-2.7 to 1.9

-0.2

Write

LA 0.0

-2.4 to 2.0

3.0

Maths

LA -0.3

0.9 to 5.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading55% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.5

-3.6 to 0.9

-0.3

Write

LA -0.2

-2.5 to 1.8

0.8

Maths

LA -0.6

-1.2 to 2.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 63%

Reading83% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 77%

Maths97% LA 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 2.9

1.1

Write

LA -0.2

-1 to 3.2

4.7

Maths

LA -0.6

2.7 to 6.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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10 January 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-01-10

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-11-26

None Legacy

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

3.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.9%(4 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 206 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.4%, 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)	206	7	3.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	208	2	1.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	211	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	205	7	3.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	198	7	3.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	197	5	2.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	197	9	4.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	193	12	6.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	192	3	1.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	190	2	1.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	203	2	1.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	192	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	193	4	2.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	204	7	3.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	204	8	3.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	205	5	2.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	202	3	1.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	202	2	1.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	199	3	1.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	204	5	2.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	202	5	2.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	204	8	3.9%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils