Primary school

St James' Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Cumberland
  • LA18 4AS
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2014

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,758 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 52%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 67%67%2016/17: top 74%2017/18: top 73%2018/19: top 80%2022/23: top 47%2023/24: top 40%40% · 2023/242024/25: top 52%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM64% · North West 63%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 52% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 57% · 28 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 54% · 28 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 63% · 24 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 64% · 28 pupils · North West 63%67%47%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 21% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 24 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 6%21%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 108 · 24 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 105108102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 28 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 108 · 24 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 105108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
28 of 28 who put it first2024 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2828
2nd120
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2012Satisfactory
  4. 2014Good
  5. 2018Remains Good
  6. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026186
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.9%
First language not English2.7%
SEN support19.2%
EHC plan6.6%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils9.7%

Girls 48.9%Boys 51.1%

88.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.8
Pupils per adult8.5
  • Classroom teachers 6
  • Leadership 2.2
  • Teaching assistants 13
  • Other support 5.9

Teachers 8.2 FTE · Whole workforce 27.1 · 44 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,611
Spend per pupil£8,188
Staff spend per pupil£6,570
Reserve per pupil−£2,894
  • −£538,224revenue reserve
  • −£107,359in-year balance

Grants £7,291 · self-generated £321 · premises £444 per pupil