Voluntary controlled school · Newham

St James' CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
190Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
102764URN

Tower Hamlets Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Newham 77% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 January 2013
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Newham median median 2.6; as the previous school
2025 3.1; Newham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2024 2.3; Newham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2023 2.8; Newham median median 2.6; as the previous school
2022 3.1; Newham median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 2.6; Newham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2020 2.4; Newham median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Newham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.8; Newham median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Newham median median 2.9; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Newham median median 3.1; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Newham median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Newham median median 3.0; as the previous school

This school
Newham median

Dashed bars: as Odessa Infant School (URN 102735), the previous school.

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026 *	44	102	2.3	37	0.84
Sep 2025 *	25	77	3.1	18	0.72
Sep 2024 *	47	107	2.3	42	0.89
Sep 2023 *	48	135	2.8	45	0.94
Sep 2022 *	28	88	3.1	27	0.96
Sep 2021 *	36	95	2.6	33	0.92
Sep 2020 *	52	124	2.4	48	0.92
Sep 2019 *	51	114	2.2	47	0.92
Sep 2018 *	42	119	2.8	37	0.88
Sep 2017 *	52	129	2.5	51	0.98
Sep 2016 *	76	147	1.9	63	0.83
Sep 2015 *	74	160	2.2	68	0.92
Sep 2014 *	80	171	2.1	74	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 74% · Maths 81% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%47th of 62 in Newham

Newham 77% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Newham 83% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Newham 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Newham 83% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Newham 23% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Newham 85% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Newham 37% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Newham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	14%	106	107
2023/24	57%	6%	104	104
2022/23	61%	16%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St James' CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

67%met the SATs standard
Earlham Primary School
0.2 km · Newham

Outstanding2023

3.2applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Maryland Primary School
0.7 km · Newham

Good2023

3.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Woodgrange Infant School
0.8 km · Newham

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place
St Francis' Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Newham

Remains Good · improving2024

2.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Park Primary School
0.8 km · Newham

Good2023

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Godwin Junior School
0.9 km · Newham

Remains Good2023

62%met the SATs standard
The Jenny Hammond Primary School
1.0 km · Waltham Forest

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Antony's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Newham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 97%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 102764 · 316/3000
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 360 pupils · 190 on roll
Free school meals: 56.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Replaced: Odessa Infant School (URN 102735)
Address: Tower Hamlets Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 9DA
Local authority: Newham

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources