St James' CofE Primary School

Primary · Newham · E7 9DA · URN 102764

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-03-22Cohort 190Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 43

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 69 schools in Newham

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
67%
Newham 74.2%England 61%
7.2 percentage points below the area average of 74.2
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
14%
Newham 15.9%England 8%
1.9 percentage points below the area average of 15.9
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Newham 107.21England 105
1.2 below the area average of 107.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
107
Newham 107.51England 105
0.5 below the area average of 107.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
111
Newham 108.69England 105
2.3 above the area average of 108.7
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
58%
Newham 45.3%England 32%
12.7 percentage points above the area average of 45.3
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
74%
Newham 81.2%
7.2 percentage points below the area average of 81.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
74%
Newham 79.6%
5.6 percentage points below the area average of 79.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
81%
Newham 82.3%
1.3 percentage points below the area average of 82.3
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
43
Newham 63
19.9 below the area average of 62.9
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Newham	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	67% Newham 74.2%England 61%	7.2 percentage points below the area average of 74.2	6 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	14% Newham 15.9%England 8%	1.9 percentage points below the area average of 15.9	6 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Newham 107.21England 105	1.2 below the area average of 107.2	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	107 Newham 107.51England 105	0.5 below the area average of 107.5	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	111 Newham 108.69England 105	2.3 above the area average of 108.7	6 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	58% Newham 45.3%England 32%	12.7 percentage points above the area average of 45.3	26 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	74% Newham 81.2%	7.2 percentage points below the area average of 81.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	74% Newham 79.6%	5.6 percentage points below the area average of 79.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	81% Newham 82.3%	1.3 percentage points below the area average of 82.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	43 Newham 63	19.9 below the area average of 62.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Newham · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 68.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 56.8% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 11.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 10.8pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 58% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 14% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 67% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 73.8% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St James' CofE Primary School Good at its inspection on 22/03/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St James' CofE Primary School is a primary school in Newham, postcode E7 9DA (URN 102764).
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