St James Senior Girls' School
Earsby Street, London, W14 8SH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headmistress
- Mrs Helen de Mattos
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 100527
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02073481777
About this school
St James Senior Girls' School is a girls' independent school in Hammersmith and Fulham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 180 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St James Senior Girls' School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
St James Senior Girls' School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 1975, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 46 | 47 | 42 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.0 | 39.7 | 39.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St James Senior Girls' School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hammersmith and Fulham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39 | 41.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.7 | 41.7 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.2 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 264 |
| 2023/24 | 244 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 90
Location
Nearby schools
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St James Preparatory School0.0 miles
Independent schools · London
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Wetherby Pembridge0.1 miles
Independent schools · London
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Parayhouse School0.3 miles
Special schools · London
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Ecole Française de Londres Jacques Prévert0.4 miles
Independent schools · London
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St Paul's Girls' School0.4 miles
Independent schools · London
Common questions
- What ages does St James Senior Girls' School teach?
- St James Senior Girls' School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is an independent school in Hammersmith and Fulham.
- Who is the headmistress of St James Senior Girls' School?
- The headmistress of St James Senior Girls' School is Mrs Helen de Mattos, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St James Senior Girls' School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St James Senior Girls' School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St James Senior Girls' School?
- St James Senior Girls' School has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St James Senior Girls' School full?
- St James Senior Girls' School has capacity for 300 pupils and 180 on roll (60%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St James Senior Girls' School a faith school?
- No. St James Senior Girls' School has no designated religious character.
- Is St James Senior Girls' School a selective school?
- Yes. St James Senior Girls' School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- How have St James Senior Girls' School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39 in 2022/23 and 39.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St James Senior Girls' School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St James Senior Girls' School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.