St James CofE Primary School

Elmbridge · KT13 8PL

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 409 pupils, 18.8% FSM

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St James CofE Primary School

General Information

Address: Grotto Road, Weybridge, KT13 8PL – View on map
Phone: 01932851762
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Murphy
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 40 families put it first for 49 places – 8 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 8 · 2025 10 · 2026 8
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

409 pupils out of 420 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 77
% eligible for free school meals: 18.8%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Elmbridge average)
English as an additional language: 22% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 15.8% a year (Elmbridge 17.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 50% moved to another school, 50% 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 Surrey: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 10 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 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 Surrey (the council area this school is in), 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: 6.9%
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: 14.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.2%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 21 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 19 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 10 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Multi-sensory impairment: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

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 2016 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: 72% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 5% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 3 percentage points below the Elmbridge average (75%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 69% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 69%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 87% · Writing 75% · Maths 84% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 87%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 106
Based on: 61 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 schoolElmbridge 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 3 percentage points below the Elmbridge average (75%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 13th of 22 junior and primary schools in the area

=11St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey75%
=13Bell Farm Primary School72%
=13St James CofE Primary School72%
=13St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton72%
#16Cranmere Primary School70%

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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

=1Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School90%
=1St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge90%
#3Long Ditton St Mary's CofE (Aided) Junior School84%
#4St Alban's Catholic Primary School83%
#5Claygate Primary School80%
=6Cobham Free School79%
=6Thames Ditton Junior School79%
=8Esher Church School78%
=8Grovelands Primary School78%
=8Hinchley Wood Primary School78%
=11Cleves School75%
=11St Lawrence CofE Aided Junior School, East Molesey75%
=13Bell Farm Primary School72%
=13St James CofE Primary School72%
=13St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton72%
#16Cranmere Primary School70%
=17St Andrew's Church of England Primary School69%
=17The Royal Kent CofE Primary School69%
=17Walton Oak Primary School69%
#20Hurst Park Primary Academy66%
#21Ashley Church of England Primary School64%
#22Burhill Primary School58%

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14th of 17 primary schools in Elmbridge for Ofsted rating

#12St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, WeybridgeGood
#14St James CofE Primary SchoolGood
#15St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames DittonGood
#16The Royal Kent 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

#1Ashley Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#2Bell Farm Primary SchoolGood
#3Burhill Primary SchoolGood
#4Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#5Chandlers Field Primary AcademyGood
#6Claygate Primary SchoolGood
#7Cranmere Primary SchoolGood
#8Esher Church SchoolGood
#9Grovelands Primary SchoolGood
#10Hinchley Wood Primary SchoolGood
#11Hurst Park Primary AcademyGood
#12St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, WeybridgeGood
#14St James CofE Primary SchoolGood
#15St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames DittonGood
#16The Royal Kent CofE Primary SchoolGood
#17Walton Oak Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,582 (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.

7th of 17 primary schools in Elmbridge for spending per pupil

#5Hurst Park Primary Academy£6,730
#6The Royal Kent CofE Primary School£6,658
#7St James CofE Primary School£6,582
#8Grovelands Primary School£6,566
#9Claygate Primary School£6,384

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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 Andrew's Church of England Primary School£8,637
#2Cranmere Primary School£7,532
#3Bell Farm Primary School£6,950
#4St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge£6,865
#5Hurst Park Primary Academy£6,730
#6The Royal Kent CofE Primary School£6,658
#7St James CofE Primary School£6,582
#8Grovelands Primary School£6,566
#9Claygate Primary School£6,384
#10Esher Church School£6,109
#11St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton£6,075
#12Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School£6,056
#13Hinchley Wood Primary School£6,000
#14Burhill Primary School£5,987
#15St Alban's Catholic Primary School£5,940
#16Ashley Church of England Primary School£5,921
#17Walton Oak Primary School£5,321

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