St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School

State-Funded School

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LondonRegion

CroydonLocal Authority

Streatham and Croydon NorthConstituency

CR7 8HJPostcode

9.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Croydon, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 447 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 74%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

36%

Asian

Black

36%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

447

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 447
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 Dec 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
15 Nov 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.