St James Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 5 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Unique reference
141724
Address
Harlestone Road, St James, NN5 7AG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
446 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
51.3%
Girls
48.7%
First language not English
59.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.1%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 26.7%
Other White 25.1%
African 17%
Bangladeshi 10.8%
Mixed 5.8%
Other Black 4.5%
Indian 3.8%
Other Asian 2.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.6
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage-1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 42%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St James Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
25
12
13
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
14
8
6
Reception, Full-time
60
31
29
Year 1
48
26
22
Year 2
60
28
32
Year 3
61
30
31
Year 4
59
34
25
Year 5
60
30
30
Year 6
59
30
29
Year 2023-2024

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