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St James's Primary School (Renfrew)
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
10 Brown Street, RENFREW PA4 8HL · blogs.glowscotland.org.uk · 030 0300 0183
Overview
- Pupils
- 551
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Renfrewshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Teachers
- 26.8
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.6
- Average class size
- 26.2
- Additional support needs
- 320 pupils (58%)
- English as an additional language
- 120 pupils (22%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (399 pupils)
- P6 and older21.1% (32 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 23%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (short inspection, report published 18 August 2020) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good).
- Report published
- 18 Aug 2020
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Feb 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Feb 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 5 · Very good