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St James CofE Aided Primary School

Primary school in Godalming, Surrey. Good (Jun 2024).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 25 June 2024, report published 22 July 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Next inspection: around June 2028

The last inspection was in June 2024. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby primary schools

  1. 1.9 milesWaverley Abbey CofE Junior School

    Primary, Farnham, Surrey

    Improved significantly (Oct 2024)

  2. 1.9 milesAll Saints CofE Aided Infant School

    Primary, Farnham, Surrey

    Report card, Feb 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected

  3. 2.8 milesMilford School

    Primary, Godalming, Surrey

    Good (Mar 2024)

  4. 3.2 milesThe Chandler CofE Aided Junior School

    Primary, Godalming, Surrey

    School remains Good (Jan 2023)

  5. 3.3 milesSt Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary

    Primary, Godalming, Surrey

    Good (Sep 2023)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.