St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Wetherby

In its own words: "St James' CE Primary can take up to one class each year, but actually takes slightly fewer children. Classes have usually around 24 pupils. Key information about the day-to-day running of St James' Primary School can be found here - everything from the price of a school dinner to important dates in the school year."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, dance, guitar, recorder, Lego, cooking and sewing.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Leeds and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 50% in reading and 50% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 11 families put St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School as their first choice and 56 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School are Crossley Street Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 100% reading, 100% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 90% maths); Deighton Gates Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 70% reading, 77% maths); and Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch (2.1 miles, Good, 73% reading, 67% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

37 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 75% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (75%).

5.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (81%) and Mixed (7%).

In 2026, 27 pupils (16.5%) received SEN support and 2 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Freemans Way, 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 67 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leeds (229).

St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.