Side by side
St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School and Winterbourne Junior Girls' School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School takes boys and girls; Winterbourne Junior Girls' School is a girls' school.
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School takes ages 3 to 11; Winterbourne Junior Girls' School takes ages 7 to 11.
- St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School has 447 pupils; Winterbourne Junior Girls' School has 260.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School (15 January 2027) but none for Winterbourne Junior Girls' School.
- The two schools are 0.6 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School | Winterbourne Junior Girls' School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Academy converter DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 7 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Girls DfE register |
| Pupils | 447 DfE register | 260 DfE register |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Croydon DfE register | Croydon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | Not published |
| Applications and places, last round | 69 first preferences for 59 places DfE, September 2026 entry | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 1 November 2023: Outstanding at that inspection Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 8 May 2024: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% (2024/25) DfE | 89% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 20.2% DfE register | 45.8% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 36.8% school census 2024/25 | 67.8% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 9.6% school census 2024/25 | 16.9% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 25.9 DfE workforce census | 23.6 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 3.7% DfE, 2024/25 | 4.6% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.
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