‘It’s such a fantastic school and my child thrives each and every day.’

(parent survey, 2023)

St James’ CE Primary is a happy and healthy place to achieve and believe.

‘Leaders value and believe in each and every member of this community and the nurturing support they provide for individual parents, pupils and staff is transformational.’ (SIAMS inspection, 2022).

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We’re a well-loved little school in the heart of Wetherby. Ofsted (2019) judge us to be a good school: ‘The quality of teaching is good across all year groups, including the early years. Teachers have high expectations of what pupils can achieve. Pupils work hard, concentrate well and enjoy learning. There are good relationships between staff and pupils.’

The link between attendance and attainment is clear: just 40% of persistently absent children achieve expected standards in Key Stage 2, compared with 84% of pupils who were regular attenders.

But attendance is important for more than just attainment: regular school attendance can help positive peer relationships and this in turn helps mental health and wellbeing.

It can be tricky deciding whether or not to keep your child off school when they’re unwell. Check out NHS guidance: Is my child too ill for school?

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Our weekly message (Friday 03 May 2024)

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"The teachers create a nice learning environment in the classroom and create good bonds with us."
Eliza, Year 6

"Reading is good because it's calming. I like the class novel [Survivors: Extraordinary Tales from the Wild and Beyond] because it's got lots of adventure stories."
Lilly, Year 5

"Miss Beatson is a really, really nice teacher. She's good at teaching Maths."
Lily, Year 4

"Maths is good because I like numbers."
Olly, Year 1

"Wake Up Shake Up is great because it helps people to have a break and then learn again."
Isla, Year 3

"The clubs are good because you can make things and take them home. I like Mr Roundtree because he's so kind and he takes care of us all."
Lily, Year 2

"I like writing because I like doing sentences."
Arthur, Year 1

"I like writing because I like using lots of adventurous vocabulary. I also like Maths because we get to do loads of fun maths like quizzes."
Amira. Year 6

"All the teachers help us learn. They're nice and kind."
Harper, Year 3

"My favourite subject is writing and maths. I like them because the teachers make it fun."
Freddie, Year 4

"I enjoy reading because it's nice and relaxing."
Sophie, Year 2

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