Primary
St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hallfield Lane, Wetherby, LS22 6JS
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 164 of 120 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leeds (ce)
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 7.3
- All staff (FTE)
- 13.2
- Pupils per adult
- 10.7
- Pupils
- 141
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
July 2019
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
SATs results
60%
8 points below the Wetherby average (68% across 10 schools)
103.0
3.6 below the Wetherby average (106.6 across 10 schools)
7th of 10 by our score, among the primary schools in Wetherby we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Average reading score | 103 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 60% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 40% |
| 23/24 | 50% |
| 24/25 | 60% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 101.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 101.0 |
| 23/24 | 100.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
Hallfield Lane, Wetherby, LS22 6JS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Leeds admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Head of Federation
- David Roundtree
- Address
- Hallfield Lane, Wetherby, LS22 6JS
- Telephone
- 01937583379
Other primary schools nearby
- Crossley Street Primary School8.9/10
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby7.4/10
- Deighton Gates Primary School5.7/10
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch4.5/10
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa7.8/10
- Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School7.3/10