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St James' Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Maybury Close, Petts Wood, Orpington BR5 1BL · st-james.bromley.sch.uk · 020 8467 8167
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 94%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bromley 71%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 216
- 99% of 218 places
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Free school meals
- 2.8%
- First language not English
- 15.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 73% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 35 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 51 | 1.7▲ | 59% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 49 | 1.6▲ | 61% |
Results
In 2024/25, 94% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 31% the higher standard. Across Bromley it was 71%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲94% | 62% | ||
| ▲31% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St James' Roman Catholic Primary School on 27 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 27 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Positive
- 91%
- Replies
- 93
- 43% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on 13 parents (14%) whose child was bullied
based on 11 parents (12%) with SEND