St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Wetherby
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
The school excels at promoting pupils' personal development with excellent spiritual, moral, social and cultural activities including music, art, and cultural celebrations. Safeguarding is a priority with robust procedures keeping children safe. Sports funding is used extremely well to ensure all pupils participate in exercise and competitive activities.
Key Strengths
- New executive headteacher has a clear vision and is improving teaching, particularly in key stage 1, with high staff morale
- Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is strong, including music, art, and cultural activities
- Child protection and safeguarding procedures are of a high standard with vigilant staff
- Good progress in early years due to strong teaching and leadership
- Sports funding is used very well with high pupil engagement in activities like yoga, triathlon, and football
Areas for Improvement
- Pupil progress in reading, writing and mathematics is broadly average and needs improvement
- Teachers' expectations are not high enough and pupils are not challenged well, especially in key stage 2
- Writing and mathematical skills are not well developed or applied across other subjects
- Performance management has not been used effectively to hold teachers and leaders accountable
- Pupil premium funding has not effectively helped disadvantaged pupils catch up with their peers
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective with high-standard child protection procedures, vigilant staff, meticulous record-keeping, and clear links with external agencies.
Extracurricular Activities
Wake up shake up exercises, yoga, triathlon, cross-country, cricket, football, skipping, musical instruments, Bollywood dancing, African drumming, visits to York Castle Museum and National Media Museum
St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School requires improvement overall. Pupil outcomes and teaching quality across key stages 1 and 2 have not been good enough, though the new executive headteacher is showing signs of positive change.
At a Glance
20.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
37 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 50% to 67%. Maths has improved from 50% to 67%. Writing has declined from 70% to 60%.
Class Sizes
21.5
Avg class size
20.0
Infant (KS1)
25.0
KS2
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
78%
Available places
164 pupils
210 capacity
46 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wetherby
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wetherby
Admissions Demand - Leeds
Places available
10,239
Applications
8,283
Got 1st preference
93.1%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Leeds (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.90347%
Overall absence
14.17323%
Persistent absence
127
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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