St James & St John Church of England Primary School

About St James & St John Church of England Primary School

St James & St John Church of England Primary School in Westminster holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. The most telling academic metric for this small primary is its Key Stage 2 performance in reading, writing and maths combined. In the 2023/24 academic year, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in all three subjects, comfortably above the Westminster local authority average of 74%. This places the school 11th out of 31 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 35% locally. Nationally, it ranks in the top 9% of all primary schools for this measure, which is a strong showing for a school of just 174 pupils. The school also performs well on individual subject scores, with a maths average scaled score of 108 and a reading average of 106, both above the national benchmark of 100.

Looking deeper into the exam data, the school's strengths are clearest in reading, where 91% of pupils met the expected standard and 23% achieved a higher standard. Maths also performed well, with 86% reaching the expected level and 32% hitting the higher standard. Writing was slightly lower, with 82% at expected and 14% at the higher level. The school's overall Ofsted report from 2021 noted that leadership and management, as well as behaviour and attitudes, were both rated Good, though the inspection was an ungraded visit that confirmed the school remains Good. The previous graded inspection in 2012 also awarded Good for overall effectiveness, leadership and early years provision. There is no Progress 8 data available for this primary school, so the most reliable measure of pupil progress remains the strong KS2 outcomes relative to the local authority.

The school offers a range of facilities including a Forest School, sensory room, chapel, music rooms and a sports hall, alongside clubs such as drama, book club and science club. Sports on offer include swimming, cross country, football, netball and gymnastics. For children with additional needs, the school provides support for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication needs, and hearing impairment. The school has a nursery provision for children from age three. Admissions data for 2025/26 shows the school is oversubscribed, with 43 applications for 22 places and 16 first-preference offers made. The oversubscription ratio of 1.95 indicates strong local demand. This is a Church of England primary that suits families who value solid academic outcomes in a small, faith-based setting within central London, and who are comfortable with the competitive admissions process.

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