Latest News from St. James' School

Senior Department Cross Country Postponed

  Due to the snow and icy conditions over the weekend the Senior Department Cross Country at the YMCA has now been postponed until Tuesday 6th March at 2.00pm.

ISA North U.11 5-a-side Tournament postponed

  Due to the current weather forecast for the weekend, we have unfortunately had to postpone the ISA North, U.11 5-a-side football tournament which was due to take place on Monday. The provisional date for a re-arranged fixture is Wednesday 22nd February, this is to be confirmed.

Graeme Stiff Memorial 5-a-side Tournament

We are looking for teams of Old Boys and teams of Old Girls for the 2012 Graeme Stiff Memorial 5-a-side Football Tournament.It will take place on Saturday 24th March, 11.00am kick-off.There will be a £25 entry fee per team and all proceeds will go to Help For Heroes.To book your place or a full team please email

St. James' Nursery Open Morning

We are holding an Open Morning in our Pre-Prep department on Wednesday 25th January, 9.30am to 11.30am. Come along and join in with some fun activities with our Nursery Children. For more information please contact Becky Fisher on 01472 503260 or Email enquiries@saintjamesschool.co.uk.

Welcome back!

Happy New Year!The School is now open after the Christmas Break, Lent Term begins at 8.50am tomorrow.

School Closed for the Christmas Break

The School office will close for the Christmas break from 4.30pm today and will re-open again for inset day on Tuesday 3rd January 2012 at 8.30pm.We would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and we look forward to seeing you all again when term starts on Wednesday 4th January 2012.

End of Michaelmas Term - Merry Christmas!

Michaelmas term ended at 1pm today after the Senior School inter-house quiz and end of term assembly. We will be open Monday 19th - Wednesday 21st December, 8.30 - 4.30pm. After the Christmas break will re-open on Tuesday 3rd January at 8.30am and the new School term begins on Wednesday 4th January 2012.We would like to wish you a

A huge thank you to all of the companies who sponsored St. James' School in the Michaelmas Term Newsletter!

A huge thank you to all of the companies who have sponsored St. James' School in the Michaelmas Term 2011 newsletter. Download the Michaelmas 2011 Newsletter.  

Pre Prep Nativity a HUGE SUCCESS

The Pre Prep Nativity was, yet again, an absolutely superb display of how confident and talented the young children at St. James' really are. WELL DONE to all of the children and staff involved in what was a fantastic play and something that you should all be very proud of. The DVD will be available very soon.

GCSE Geography field trip was worth all of the hard work!

'Well done to everyone for a really positive attitude on the Senior School Geography Field trip to Somerset. An incredible amount of hard work was done towards their Controlled Assessment'. All students were very well behaved and were an absolute credit to the School.

Congratulations to Lindsey House for comprehensively winning the Senior School Swimming Gala

Senior Swimming Gala 2011 Congratulations to Lindsey House for comprehensively winning the Senior School Swimming Gala. Overall House Scores were as follows. 1st        Lindsey       &nb

New school gym has become a successful part of school life!

Many thanks to those who have donated equipment. The gym has become a successful part of school life, with many pupils benefiting! Some pupils undertaking the Duke of edinburgh Award have been attending the Shool Gym Club to help improve their fitness to be able to cope with the demands of the hill walking.  Many thanks to Mr Parsons

Foundation Stage Department staff excel in setting standards

Congratulations to our Foundation Stage Department team who have continued to set excellent standards and have now been awarded the Level 2 certificate in the EQIP programme (Effective Quality Improvement Pathway). 

A big thank you to all the companies who sponsored St. James' School in the Lent Term 2011 Newsletter!

The following companies are proud to be associated with St. James' School: 

Rave reviews received for Prep Production of ‘Rooster Rag’

A big, big well done to Prep 3 to 6 for their participation in Rooster Rag this week – lots of great singing and acting from all! Click here to view mo

St. James’ U-11 Football Team are all set to play in the final at Blundell Park.

Well done to the U11 7-a-side football team who won their football match against Middlethorpe Primary School, on Monday evening, after a 1-1 draw score and the game went to penalties. They will now play in the final at Blundell Park on Monday 9th May.

Inspirational students complete their Duke of Edinburgh Award

Congratulations to our inspirational students, who were able to put in the hours of hard work in order to complete their Duke of Edinburgh Award. This dedication and determination will undoubtedly serve them well as they move forward with their lives. Bronze Award:

Musical pupils all pass their exams!

Well done….. Marianne Kempe for achieving a Distinction in her Grade 5 singing exam Elizabeth France for achieving  a Merit in her Grade 4 Singing exam Enoch Wongfor achieving his grade 5 piano exam Nic Kong for achieving his gr

Team Synergy are victorious in 'The Apprentice' Challenge for Comic Relief!

Over £800 has been raised for Red Nose Day 2011!

St. James' pupils win Truman Trophy at District Swimming Gala!

Well done to all those who took part in the Grimsby District Swimming Gala and for winning the Truman Trophy today! A fantastic effort was made by all who participated!

Caddy Daddies Clinch PTA Trophy!

Nine teams of four players contested this year’s PTA Golf AM-AM, which was held at Waltham Windmill Golf Club, on Friday 24th September, 2010. Click here to read more and to see the photos of each team.

*BRAND NEW* School DVD

Please click on the following links to view each section of the DVD.  The Foundation Stage Department

St. James’ School is absolutely delighted with this year's exam results!

Click here to read the GCSE Press Release Click here to read the A Level Press Release

Awards Ceremony 2010

Please click here to view an in-depth list of all the prizes that were awarded this year.

Congratulations to all the new Prefects!!

Congratulations to the following students who have all been named as the new Prefects, and will shortly be awarded their new badges:   Chloe Reynolds             Georgia Redding Laura Forster              &nb

Congratulations to all those who passed their Duke of Edinburgh Award

Bronze Award: Chloe Reynolds Claire Miller Riaz Karim Hannah Girdlestone Laura Forster Kieron

Congratulations to all pupils who have passed their Music Examinations, Lent 2010

St. James' students win gold & silver at Cross Country School Championships

John, Sarah and Emma yet again did their school proud by running for the district schools team in the Humberside county schools championship. Sarah came third and Emma eighth, both qualifying to run in schools nationals in Manchester, March 20th. On Sunday, the Cleethorpes open was held and Sarah won, John was third and Emma fourth. All three ran

4th February 2010: Another Fantastic Report for St. James'!!

Click here to read the ISI Inspection Report

BTEC Science receives 'Outstanding' at Inspection

We decided to teach the BTEC first in applied science at St. James' as it gave some of our students the opportunity to explore different aspects of science that were not offered on the National curriculum. For example, it gave our students access to the world of for