St James Church of England Primary School

Haringey · N10 3JA

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 189 pupils, 9.5% FSM

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St James Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Woodside Avenue, Muswell Hill, London, N10 3JA – View on map
Phone: 02088836540
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Geraldine Gallagher
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 20 families put it first for 30 places – 7 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 6 of the 30 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 12 · 2025 7 · 2026 7
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

189 pupils out of 236 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 18
% eligible for free school meals: 9.5%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (similar to the Haringey average)
English as an additional language: 31% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 27.7% a year (Haringey 16.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 24% moved to another school, 76% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Haringey: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 1 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Haringey, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 8.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 87% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 23% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 15 percentage points above the Haringey average (72%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 86% against an expected 68%)
3-year average (expected standard): 86%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 90% · Writing 94% · Maths 90% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 90%
Average test scores: reading 110, maths 109
Based on: 31 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolHaringey averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 15 percentage points above the Haringey average (72%).

Year 6 SATs: 8th of 50 junior and primary schools in the area

=6Harris Academy Tottenham89%
=6St Michael's CofE Primary School89%
#8St James Church of England Primary School87%
#9Muswell Hill Primary School85%
#10Coldfall Primary School84%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Lift Trinity98%
#2Eden Primary93%
=3Holy Trinity CofE Primary School92%
=3Lift Noel Park92%
=3Rhodes Avenue Primary School92%
=6Harris Academy Tottenham89%
=6St Michael's CofE Primary School89%
#8St James Church of England Primary School87%
#9Muswell Hill Primary School85%
#10Coldfall Primary School84%
=11Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane83%
=11St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School83%
#13Our Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary School82%
=14North Harringay Primary School81%
=14Rokesly Junior School81%
=14Stroud Green Primary School81%
=17Highgate Primary School80%
=17St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School80%
#19South Harringay Junior School78%
#20St John Vianney RC Primary School77%
#21Campsbourne Junior School76%
#22Weston Park Primary School75%
=23Earlham Primary School74%
=23Earlsmead Primary School74%
=23Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park74%
=26Tetherdown Primary School73%
=26The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School73%
#28West Green Primary School71%
=29Chestnuts Primary School70%
=29Coleridge Primary School70%
=29St Paul's Catholic Primary School70%
#32Brook House Primary School69%
#33Belmont Junior School65%
#34Lancasterian Primary School64%
=35Risley Avenue Primary School63%
=35Welbourne Primary School63%
=37Bruce Grove Primary School62%
=37Ferry Lane Primary School62%
=37The Willow Primary School62%
=40South Grove Primary School61%
=40St Mary's CofE Primary School61%
=40St Paul's and All Hallows CofE Junior School61%
=43St Ann's CE Primary School56%
=43The Mulberry Primary School56%
#45Bounds Green Junior School55%
#46St Aidan's Voluntary Controlled Primary School54%
#47Lea Valley Primary School53%
#48Alexandra Primary School50%
#49Crowland Primary School41%
#50Lordship Lane Primary School39%

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27th of 34 primary schools in Haringey for Ofsted rating

#25South Grove Primary SchoolGood
#26St Ann's CE Primary SchoolGood
#27St James Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#28St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#29St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Brook House Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Harris Primary Academy Philip LaneOutstanding
#3Highgate Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Lift Noel ParkOutstanding
#6Lift TrinityOutstanding
#7Our Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8St Aidan's Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9St John Vianney RC Primary SchoolOutstanding
#10St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolOutstanding
#11The Willow Primary SchoolOutstanding
#12Weston Park Primary SchoolOutstanding
#13Alexandra Primary SchoolGood
#14Bruce Grove Primary SchoolGood
#15Chestnuts Primary SchoolGood
#16Earlham Primary SchoolGood
#17Earlsmead Primary SchoolGood
#18Eden PrimaryGood
#19Ferry Lane Primary SchoolGood
#20Lancasterian Primary SchoolGood
#21Lea Valley Primary SchoolGood
#22Lordship Lane Primary SchoolGood
#23North Harringay Primary SchoolGood
#24Risley Avenue Primary SchoolGood
#25South Grove Primary SchoolGood
#26St Ann's CE Primary SchoolGood
#27St James Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#28St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#29St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#30St Michael's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#31St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#32Stroud Green Primary SchoolGood
#33Tetherdown Primary SchoolGood
#34The Mulberry Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,695 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

19th of 43 primary schools in Haringey for spending per pupil

#17Stroud Green Primary School£8,927
#18North Harringay Primary School£8,813
#19St James Church of England Primary School£8,695
#20Weston Park Primary School£8,596
#21Lea Valley Primary School£8,481

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1St Mary's CofE Primary School£14,430
#2Holy Trinity CofE Primary School£12,883
#3South Grove Primary School£12,257
#4The Willow Primary School£12,142
#5St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School£11,735
#6Welbourne Primary School£10,424
#7The Mulberry Primary School£9,994
#8Eden Primary£9,802
#9Ferry Lane Primary School£9,742
#10St Ann's CE Primary School£9,525
#11St Michael's CofE Primary School£9,378
#12West Green Primary School£9,237
#13St Aidan's Voluntary Controlled Primary School£9,194
#14Risley Avenue Primary School£9,168
#15Brook House Primary School£9,129
#16St Paul's Catholic Primary School£9,060
#17Stroud Green Primary School£8,927
#18North Harringay Primary School£8,813
#19St James Church of England Primary School£8,695
#20Weston Park Primary School£8,596
#21Lea Valley Primary School£8,481
#22The Devonshire Hill Nursery & Primary School£8,466
#23Lancasterian Primary School£8,456
#24Tetherdown Primary School£8,410
#25Harris Primary Academy Coleraine Park£8,195
#26Lordship Lane Primary School£8,182
#27Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane£8,154
#28Earlsmead Primary School£8,069
#29Alexandra Primary School£7,988
#30Bruce Grove Primary School£7,979
#31St John Vianney RC Primary School£7,910
#32Highgate Primary School£7,880
#33Coldfall Primary School£7,747
#34Crowland Primary School£7,731
#35St Michael's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,679
#36Earlham Primary School£7,669
#37Chestnuts Primary School£7,665
#38Muswell Hill Primary School£7,562
#39Our Lady of Muswell Catholic Primary School£7,336
#40Coleridge Primary School£7,281
#41Rhodes Avenue Primary School£7,141
#42Lift Trinity£6,827
#43Lift Noel Park£6,621

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