Kimbolton, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0HQ
10 reasons to choose Kimbolton St James Church of England Primary School, Leominster
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Kimbolton St James Church of England Primary School, Leominster has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Leominster and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 10 miles.
School fundamentals
Kimbolton St James Church of England Primary School, Leominster is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England voluntary aided faith school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
Kimbolton St James Church of England Primary School, Leominster has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 24 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Kimbolton St James Church of England Primary School, Leominster achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 33% of schools.
The Kimbolton St James Church of England Primary School, Leominster curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Kimbolton St James Church of England Primary School, Leominster
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Kimbolton St James Church of England Primary School, Leominster
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.10pm but there is out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.30pm, on 3 week days.
Find another school near Kimbolton St James Church of England Primary School, Leominster
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