St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School
St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in London for ages 3 to 11.
Daily practice for St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School pupils
Daily maths and English that follow the national curriculum for your child's year. Start with a free five-minute class.
At a glance
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 228
- Who it's for
- Boys and girls
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Address
- Peckham Road, London, SE15 5LP
- Phone
- 02077 035870
The school's websiteResults and performanceFull register entryMap
What Ofsted found
Short inspection, October 2022.
- Overall effectiveness: St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School continues to be a good school.
- Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Inspectors found that early reading is a strength and pupils, including those with SEND, can read fluently by the end of Year 2.
- Inspectors found that pupils behave well in and out of lessons and disruptions in lessons are rare.
Our summary of Ofsted's report. Read the full reports on Ofsted's website. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The school
- The school's motto is 'To do our best for God, for other people and for ourselves'.
- As a Catholic school the school places faith at the centre of all that it does.
Source: St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
How it teaches
- The school is a Green Flag School and treats environmental awareness as part of the curriculum.
Source: St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Music, sport and trips
- Year 4 and Year 6 have the opportunity to experience a residential school journey to Stubbers Adventure Centre in Essex and the UKSA on the Isle of Wight.
- Year 5 pupils have the opportunity to learn the basics of sailing through a 5 week Royal Yachting Association Learn to Sail Level 1 course at the London Docklands.
- Each class plans at least one visit per half term, with Early Years children visiting venues such as city farms and Brixton Windmill.
Source: St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
Admissions
- The school's planned admission number is thirty pupils.
Source: St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
The school day and clubs
- Termly after-school clubs have included football, knitting, multi-sports, sailing in summer, computer and fitness.
Source: St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School website. Checked 11 November 2026.
What each year group is learning
From St James the Great Roman Catholic Primary School's curriculum maps.
ReceptionSpring
- Maths
- Using directions and positional language such as on top of, under and over
- Geography
- Writing geographical map labels
- Art
- Creating a fairy tale castle and a gingerbread house
- RE
- The story of Simeon in the Temple
- PSHE
- Talking about and exploring different emotions
Read on 10 November 2026 from the school's Curriculum Newsletters page. The map: Reception Curriculum Grid Spring 2026.
Grammar schools within 15 miles
- Bexley Grammar SchoolWelling, 8 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Wallington County Grammar SchoolBoys, Wallington, 8 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar SchoolSidcup, 8 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Wilson's SchoolBoys, Wallington, 8 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Sutton Grammar SchoolBoys, Sutton, 9 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Townley Grammar SchoolGirls, Bexleyheath, 9 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- Wallington High School for GirlsGirls, Wallington, 9 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Newstead Wood SchoolGirls, Orpington, 10 miles. Newstead Wood Selection Test
- Beths Grammar SchoolBoys, Bexley, 10 miles. Bexley Selection Test
- The Tiffin Girls' SchoolGirls, Kingston upon Thames, 10 miles
- Nonsuch High School for GirlsGirls, Sutton, 10 miles. Sutton Selective Eligibility Test
- Tiffin SchoolBoys, Kingston upon Thames, 11 miles
School details: Get Information about Schools, Department for Education, URN 100825. Checked 9 November 2026.
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