Why apply to St James's?

We are a three-form entry school accepting 90 pupils in Reception and 52 in Nursery. The Catholic ethos of St. James’s permeates every aspect of school life, with our key focus being that every individual child grows in the knowledge and love of Christ. We have been judged Outstanding by OFSTED (Jan 2015) and the Diocese of Westminster (June 2014).

Our SATs results are consistently above the national and local authority averages at Key Stages 1 and 2. In partnership with parents and the whole community, our purpose is to provide a high standard of education, giving the maximum opportunity to realise each child's potential.

A larger school has many benefits for the children including:

• Dedicated, specialist staff (e.g. Music, French, Learning Support)

• A wealth of experience amongst staff and opportunities for collaboration and sharing best practice

• Excellent facilities:

  • large playing fields

  • separate playgrounds for children of different age groups

  • ICT suite

  • two school halls

  • Dedicated specialist subject class rooms for art, music, languages and learning support

• Innovative approaches to teaching and learning.

  • The teaching of 'thinking skills' is an important part of the curriculum and we have been accredited as a 'Thinking School' by Exeter University

• On-site breakfast and after-school clubs

• A large and active parent body which raises significant funds to provide additional facilities for our children, as well as providing many social opportunities

We look forward to welcoming your child to St James's and helping them realise their potential. Our warm and caring environment and excellent teaching staff mean that children settle very quickly into life at St James's.

Which Parishes do we serve?

St James's serves the following parishes:

• St Margaret's (East Twickenham)
• St James (Twickenham)
• St Francis de Sales (Hampton Hill)
• St Theodore's (Hampton)

We warmly invite applications from practising Catholic families in these parishes. In recent years, we have been able to offer places to all practising Catholic children from these parishes. Please refer to the parish boundary maps.

The definition of Catholic

'Catholic' means a member of a Church in full communion with the See of Rome.

This includes the Eastern Catholic Churches. This will normally be evidenced by a certificate of baptism in a Catholic Church or a certificate of reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church. For the purposes of this definition, it includes a looked after child living with a family where at least one of the parents is Catholic.

Admissions: '24 In-Year  

The In-Year Admission Process is open all year round.                                                                                                   

Parents/Carers must complete an online Local Authority In-Year Admission application and in addition, complete the St James's supplementary Information Form and if available: provide a copy of the child's Baptism Certificate and Certificate of Catholic Practice.

Please download the In-Year 2023/2024 Admissions Documents.

A Certificate of Catholic Practice can downloaded from the Diocese of Westminster website.

Please note that the Certificate of Catholic Practice must be signed by your own parish priest.

Admissions: September '24 Reception

The September 2024 Reception Admissions Process has now closed.

• The local authority will send you an email during the evening of Tuesday 16 April 2024 to tell you the outcome of your application. If you applied via  eAdmissions you will also be able to view this information by logging on to the website. 

• If you applied online, use the eAdmissions website to tell us if you wish to accept or refuse the school place your child has been offered. If you applied via the Google form, then you must complete the response form linked in your email. 

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• The deadline to do this is Tuesday 30 April 2024. Submitting your response online guarantees that the school knows your decision.

How places have been offered on National Offer Day (90 places):

(2023 Data not yet available)

Admissions: GTC

Please look to the GTC page for specific GTC school tours and the admission process.

Admissions: Consultation Reception  2025-2026

Please see below the proposed Reception 2025-26 Admissions Policy. 

Comments should be made in writing info@st-james.richmond.sch.uk. The consultation period will run until 22nd December 2023. 

Admissions: September '24 Nursery

Please refer to our September 2024 Nursery Admissions  Page, for our Nursery provision.