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St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Leeds

Hallfield Lane, Wetherby, LS22 6JS

Website 01937583379

50

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 21/01/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.1%

14.2% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

164

Capacity used

Has space

78%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

12 of 12 families who put it first got an offer

19

Places offered

53

Total applications

2.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1212● 100%
2nd preference53● 60%
3rd preference123● 25%
Later preferences (4th–5th)240● 0%
Total531834%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Leeds lets families list 5 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 controlled school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
David Roundtree
Address
Hallfield Lane, Wetherby, LS22 6JS
Phone
01937583379
Local authority
Leeds
Ward / constituency
Wetherby · Wetherby and Easingwold
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
107995

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals21%——
English as additional language6%——
SEN support15%——
52% boys (85)48% girls (79)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

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

164 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    21 January 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 127 pupils

Attendance

95.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

14.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

9%
20/21
26%
21/22
30%
22/23
17%
23/24
14%
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 & maths50%——
Higher standard0%——
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 standard60%
-2% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard67%
-8% vs England
Higher standard33%
+0% vs England
Average score103
-3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard60%
-12% vs England
Greater depth13%
+0% vs England

Maths

Expected standard67%
-7% vs England
Higher standard20%
-6% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard53%
-20% vs England
Higher standard20%
-10% vs England
Average score101
-4 vs England

Science

Expected standard80%
-2% vs England

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

Primary results over time

872019402023502024602025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)60%61%
Higher standard0%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 Leeds 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.