St James's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From London Borough of Richmond upon Thames · offers on 16 April 2026

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St James's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. Richmond upon Thames has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.

St James's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Not published
Reception 2023	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Reception 2026, there were 93 first-choice applications for 90 offers, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 10th highest of 40 Richmond upon Thames primary schools.
In Reception 2026, 84 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 85% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 32% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Richmond upon Thames schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: 260 Stanley Road, Twickenham, TW2 5NP
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Council: Richmond upon Thames
Pupils on roll: 669 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024

Strengths

“The school has a relentless focus on providing the highest possible quality of education.”
“They have extremely high expectations of pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
“This enables all pupils in the school to excel.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	85%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 93 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 84 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Richmond upon Thames.

Stanley Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Trafalgar Junior School 0.3 mi Good
Archdeacon Cambridge's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Trafalgar Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
Twickenham Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Mary's and St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
St Richard Reynolds Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
Hampton Hill Junior School 0.9 mi Good