St James's Catholic Primary School
260 Stanley Road, Twickenham, TW2 5NP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Ciaran Beatty
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Westminster
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Twickenham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 689
- Pupils on roll
- 669
- URN
- 102913
- Local authority
- Richmond upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087448860
About this school
St James's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Twickenham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 669 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 89 | 93 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 90% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 28% | 32% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 93% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 94% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 91% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St James's Catholic Primary 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 | Richmond upon Thames average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82% | 70.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 90% | 72.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 72.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 677 |
| 2023/24 | 662 |
| 2024/25 | 665 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St James's Catholic Primary School compares
St James's Catholic Primary School ranked 11th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 669 | — |
| Stanley Primary School | 69% | 5.4% | 28.5% | 385 | 0.2 miles |
| Trafalgar Junior School | 75% | 4.5% | 17.3% | 274 | 0.3 miles |
| Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School | 84% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 440 | 0.4 miles |
| Trafalgar Infant School | — | 4.2% | 14.5% | 133 | 0.6 miles |
| Twickenham Primary Academy | 68% | 4.4% | 15.5% | 380 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 1.94%
- English as an additional language
- 26.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 5.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanley Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Teddington
-
Trafalgar Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
Trafalgar Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Twickenham
-
Twickenham Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Twickenham
Other schools in Twickenham
St James's Catholic Primary School ranks 3rd of the 13 ranked primary schools in Twickenham.
- Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bishop Perrin Church of England Primary School Primary
- Chase Bridge Primary School Primary
- Deer Park School Primary
- Heathfield Infant School Primary
- Heathfield Junior School Primary
- Nelson Primary School Primary
- Orleans Primary School Primary
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Stephen's C E Primary School Primary
- Trafalgar Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St James's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St James's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Twickenham.
- Who is the headteacher of St James's Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of St James's Catholic Primary School is Mr Ciaran Beatty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St James's Catholic Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St James's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St James's Catholic Primary School?
- St James's Catholic Primary School has 669 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St James's Catholic Primary School full?
- St James's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 689 pupils and 669 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. 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's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St James's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Archdiocese of Westminster.
- Does St James's Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St James's Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St James's Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St James's Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St James's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 82% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St James's Catholic Primary School rank locally?
- St James's Catholic Primary School ranked 11th of 38 primary schools in Richmond upon Thames for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St James's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St James's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St James's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St James's Catholic Primary 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 29 June 2026.