St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Wetherby

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Hallfield Lane, Wetherby LS22 6JS

https://www.stjameswetherby.leeds.sch.uk/

St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a Church of England primary school maintained by the local authority (Leeds). It has about 140 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in January 2025.

Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.4		Crossley Street Primary School
0.5		St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby
0.7		Deighton Gates Primary School
2.1		Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch
2.1		Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
2.1		Primrose Lane Primary School
2.1		St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa
2.5		St Mary's Church of England Controlled Primary School Boston Spa
3.0		Sicklinghall Community Primary School
3.0		Bramham Primary School
3.3		Spofforth Church of England Controlled Primary School
4.2		Bardsey Primary Academy

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Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is below average. Progress in writing is about average.

Progress: About average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is quite high.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is poor, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both out of balance with the local community.

Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both very high.

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