St James Church of England Primary School

Type	Primary / Academy converter
Age Range	3-11
Religion	Church of England
Address	Harlestone Road St James Northampton Northamptonshire NN5 7AG
Phone	01604751475
Reference Number	141724

General Makeup

Number of pupils	446
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 51.35% Girls: 48.65%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	24.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	59.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	29
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	28
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	29.9

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	26	22	48
2	28	32	60
3	30	31	61
4	34	25	59
5	30	30	60
6	30	29	59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	26.7%
White, Other	25.1%
African	17%
Indian	3.8%
White & Black (Caribbean)	3.1%
Asian, Other	2.7%
White & Asian	0.9%
Unclassified	0.9%
White & Black (African)	0.9%
Mixed, Other	0.9%
Pakistani	0.9%
Caribbean	0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating	Good
> Quality of education	Good
> Behaviour & Attitude	Good
> Personal Development	Good
> Leadership & Management	Good
> Early Years Provision	Good
Last Inspection Date	2021-11-11

Date	Description	Report
2021-10-05	School inspection:	School inspection:
2018-01-23	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2015-02-03	Academy conversion letter	Academy conversion letter
Previously as St James CofE VA Primary School
2014-03-24	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2014-01-23	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2011-06-09	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2009-03-10	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2008-11-19	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2008-07-09	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2008-02-27	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2007-10-31	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2007-05-15	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2006-11-29	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2001-04-30	Full inspection	Full inspection
2014-03-24	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2014-01-23	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2011-06-09	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2009-03-10	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2008-11-19	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2008-07-09	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2008-02-27	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2007-10-31	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2007-05-15	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2006-11-29	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2001-04-30	Full inspection	Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard	42%	Unlock	Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard	2%	Unlock	Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject	School	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	101	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	101	Unlock	Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	-2.6	Unlock	Unlock
Writing	0.4	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	-1.3	Unlock	Unlock

How many students meet the standards

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Progress Scores

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	26	1
Third Preference	13	0
From another Local Authority	0	0

Previous Years

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Name	Distance
Earl Spencer Primary School Streatfield Road, Spencer Estate, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 7DE	0.49 miles
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Streatfield Road, Northampton, NN5 7DE	0.52 miles
Lyncrest Primary School Lyncrest Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 5PE	0.54 miles
Spring Lane Primary School Spring Lane, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2JW	0.58 miles
Castle Academy St George's Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2TR	0.74 miles
Chiltern Primary School Chiltern Way, Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6BW	0.76 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Woodside Way, Kings Heath, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 7HX	0.78 miles
Millway Primary School Millway, Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6ES	1 miles
Kings Heath Primary Academy North Oval, Kings Heath, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 7LN	1 miles
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire 8 Notre Dame Mew, Northampton, NN1 2BG	1.06 miles
Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Thorn Hill, Briar Hill, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8SW	1.1 miles
Hopping Hill Primary School Pendle Road, Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6DT	1.16 miles
Delapre Primary School Rothersthorpe Road, Far Cotton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8JA	1.24 miles
Upton Meadows Primary School The Square, Upton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 4EZ	1.25 miles
Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School Trinity Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6JW	1.37 miles
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy Queen Eleanor Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8NN	1.38 miles
Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School St Davids Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7QL	1.4 miles
Kingsthorpe Village Primary School Knights Lane, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6QL	1.43 miles
Hunsbury Park Primary School Dayrell Road, Camp Hill, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 9RR	1.45 miles
Fairfields School Trinity Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6JN	1.46 miles

Name	Distance
Northampton International Academy Barrack Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1AA	0.8 miles
Bosworth Independent School The Newton Building, St. Georges Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JA	0.86 miles
Northgate School Academy Trust Queen's Park Parade, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6LR	1.17 miles
Cambian Northampton School 67a Queens Park Parade, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 6LR	1.28 miles
Malcolm Arnold Academy Trinity Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6JW	1.37 miles
Quinton House School Upton Hall, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4UX	1.58 miles
The Duston School Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN5 6XA	1.71 miles
Abbeyfield School Mereway, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 8BU	1.86 miles
Purple Oaks Academy Whiston Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7RR	1.98 miles
St Andrew's College St Andrew's Healthcare, Smyth House, Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5DG	1.98 miles
Northampton School for Boys Billing Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5RT	2.08 miles
Wootton Park School Wootton Hall Park, Northampton, NN4 0HZ	2.23 miles
Kingsthorpe College Boughton Green Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7HR	2.39 miles
Northampton School for Girls Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6DG	2.42 miles
Northampton High School	2.57 miles
Thomas Becket Catholic School Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT	3.02 miles
Oneschool Global Uk, Northampton Campus Hunsbury Hill Avenue, Northampton, NN4 8QS	3.15 miles
Weston Favell Academy Booth Lane South, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3EZ	3.18 miles
Northampton College Main Campus, Booth Lane, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3RF	3.22 miles
On Track Education On Track Education, unit 6 , Quarry Park Close, Moulton park, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6QB	3.25 miles

St James Church of England Primary School

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Progress Scores

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Age Range

Special Schools

Independent Schools

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Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

Students Meeting higher standard

GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)