St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolSt James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Southwark, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 228 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, October 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 12 October 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 75% of pupils at St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 70% in Southwark and 62% in England.
18% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Southwark | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 70% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 18% | 12% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 107 | 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
In a straight line- Harris Academy PeckhamSecondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 40.0 (2025/26, provisional)200 m
- Cherry Garden SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, December 2024250 m
- Oliver Goldsmith Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2022. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- Harris Primary Academy Peckham ParkPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- The VillaIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file600 m
- Nell Gwynn Nursery SchoolNursery. Good (overall), May 2023600 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Southwark
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).