St James the Great RC Primary and Nursery School
Primary school in Thornton Heath, Croydon. Outstanding (Nov 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 1 November 2023, report published 5 December 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Outstanding overall. The top grade under the previous system. 12% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Outstanding.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
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 November 2027
The last inspection was in November 2023. 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
- 0.3 milesBeulah Junior School
Requires improvement (Jun 2024)
- 0.3 milesBeulah Infants' School
School remains Good (Feb 2023)
- 0.3 milesSt Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
Requires improvement (Jun 2024)
- 0.4 milesDavid Livingstone Academy
Standards maintained (Jul 2025)
- 0.4 milesKensington Avenue Primary School
Requires improvement (Jul 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.