St James' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hallfield Lane, Wetherby, LS22 6JS
164 pupils · 137% of 120 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Free school meals
- 20.6%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 January 2025, published 2 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.5 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 11 | 56 | 17 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 12 | 53 | 18 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 13 | 59 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 19 | 64 | 26 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 17 | 13 | 57 | 17 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 8 | 46 | 21 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 18 | 10 | 31 | 13 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 17 | 3 | 19 | 6 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Crossley Street Primary School 0.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wetherby 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Deighton Gates Primary School 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lady Elizabeth Hastings' CofE VA Primary School, Thorp Arch 3.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School, Boston Spa 3.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Collingham Lady Elizabeth Hastings Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 3.6 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.