# St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School

St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Croydon, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 447 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E137959. [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 447
- Council: Croydon
- URN: 137959

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), November 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 1 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 71% of pupils at St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 68% in Croydon and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Croydon | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 106 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Beulah Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beulah-junior-school-e101712): 510 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Beulah Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beulah-infants-school-e141120): 550 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023
- [St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cyprians-greek-orthodox-primary-academy-e138335): 550 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [David Livingstone Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/david-livingstone-academy-e137195): 650 m. Primary. Standards maintained, July 2025. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kensington Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kensington-avenue-primary-school-e146724): 680 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Norbury High School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norbury-high-school-for-girls-e137754): 840 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 46.5 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137959)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137959)

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