SCHOOL PROFILE

St James' CofE Junior School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 102764
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 360 Published school capacity
Capacity used 52.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

22 March 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Newham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 190 190 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 104 54.7% of pupils
Male pupils 86 45.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

56.8%
32.0 pts above England
School 56.8%
Newham 41.5%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

68.9%
48.6 pts above England
School 68.9%
Newham 64.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.1%
1.1 pts above England
School 2.1%
Newham 0.3%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Bangladeshi
26.3%
50
Any other ethnic group
15.8%
30
African
12.6%
24
Any other White background
12.6%
24
Any other Mixed background
6.8%
13
Any other Asian background
4.7%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 14.7% 28 of 190 pupils
6.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.7%
Newham 16.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.6% 22 pupils
England 14.8% 3.2 pts below
EHC plans 3.2% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 2.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 6
Other difficulty or disability 2
Vision impairment 2
Social, emotional & mental health 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

67.0% 6.6 pts above England
School 67.0%
Newham 74.1%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Newham 81.2%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

74.0%

3.7 pts above England

School 74.0%
Newham 79.6%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

81.0%

9.0 pts above England

School 81.0%
Newham 82.3%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.46%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.76 pts lower than England
School 4.46%
Newham 6.64%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.01%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.80 pts lower than England
School 11.01%
Newham 20.10%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Newham 2.29%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

52.8% 35.4 pts below England
St James' CofE Junior School
52.8%
Newham
84.6%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information