“The school focused on a set of schools that were a good fit for my daughter and were super supportive.”
Because of our shared ethos, many parents greatly appreciate a garanteed Year 7 place for their child in our Senior Schools for an all-through education.
The Senior Girls’ School shares the Prep School site in London while the Senior Boys’ School enjoys 30 acres in Ashford, Surrey, with a direct bus route from our London site.
Year 5: A seamless transfer
Our Year 5 pupils are interviewed by the Heads of the Senior Schools, enjoy Taster Days to get familiar with our senior schoo life, and provided the school can succesfully meet their needs, they are offered a Year 7 place.
We also recognise that continuing to our Senior Schools is not the preferred option for all parents.
Our approach to the 11+ programme is rigorous to ensure that all doors are open for all our pupils, whichever path they choose to take. We are also entirely independent when advising parents on the best secondary schools for pupils and only consider the schools that will best suit a child’s interests and abilities.
As a result, our pupils receive many offers from prestigious London schools.
Our most recent destinations include schools such as:
| School Destinations 2024 | Additional Offers | Scholarships | |
|---|---|---|---|
| St James Senior Boys’ School | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| St James Senior Girls’ School | 16 | 2 | 3 |
| James Allen’s Girls’ School (JAGS) | 1 | ||
| Kew House School | 4 | ||
| Maida Vale School | 1 | 5 | |
| Latymer Upper School | 2 | ||
| Notting Hill and Ealing High School | 1 | 1 | |
| City of London School for Boys | 1 | ||
| Godolphin and Latymer | 1 | ||
| St Benedict’s School | 2 | ||
| Wetherby Senior School | 2 |
The Pause
At St James, we feel it is important to introduce our pupils to stillness and allow them to discover how to be inwardly free and deeply at ease within themselves. A short period of 5-10 minutes at the beginning and middle of every day is allocated to quietude in which pupils may meditate, contemplate or simply be still – according to their own spiritual inclinations.