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St James Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Mixed · Haringey

Woodside Avenue, London, N10 3JA

Website 02088836540

80

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 09/03/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.4%

8.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

189

Capacity used

Has space

80%

236 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

17 of 17 families who put it first got an offer

25

Places offered

133

Total applications

5.3

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1717● 100%
2nd preference253● 12%
3rd preference290● 0%
Later preferences (4th–6th)622● 3%
Total1332217%

1st preference success by year

95%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
85%
2023
75%
2024
100%
2025

Haringey lets families list 6 preferences. 31 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Geraldine Gallagher
Address
Woodside Avenue, Muswell Hill, London, N10 3JA
Phone
02088836540
Local authority
Haringey
Ward / constituency
Muswell Hill · Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
102136

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals10%——
English as additional language29%——
SEN support10%——
51% boys (96)49% girls (93)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

189 pupils · 236 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    09 March 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 169 pupils

Attendance

95.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

2%
20/21
10%
21/22
9%
22/23
8%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths80%——
Higher standard28%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard87%
+25% vs England
Higher standard23%
+15% vs England

Reading

Expected standard90%
+15% vs England
Higher standard58%
+25% vs England
Average score110
+4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard94%
+22% vs England
Greater depth32%
+19% vs England

Maths

Expected standard90%
+16% vs England
Higher standard42%
+16% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard90%
+17% vs England
Higher standard55%
+25% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Science

Expected standard94%
+12% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

862019892023802024872025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)87%61%
Higher standard23%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Haringey council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.