St James & St John Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school London, Westminster·W2 3QD
Composite score
96.8
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#41
National rank
#12
In London
#1
In Westminster
Top 0.3%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
95%
% achieving higher RWM
32%
Reading average scaled score
114.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
116.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
16 first choices, 25 places
First choices per place
0.64
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
58
any preference, for 25 places
Applications from another council area
3%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.09
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8420220.6720231.1220240.7320250.642026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St James & St John Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
174
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
29.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
46.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
5.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
13.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.3
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£10,525
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St James & St John Church of England Primary School

St James & St John Church of England Primary School is a primary school in London, Westminster, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. Around 174 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 95% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 1% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 114 in reading and 116 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 32% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St James & St John Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 16 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.3%. There are about 19.3 pupils per teacher. St James & St John Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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