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EnglandEast MidlandsDerbyDE23 8FQSt James' Church of England Aided Junior School
Primary

St James' Church of England Aided Junior School

Primary

Derby · Derby · DE23 8FQ www.stjames.derby.sch.uk

Pupils
299
cap. 300
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
299
Pupils · 2024/25
76%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
46%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
299
Pupils · 2024/25
76%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/02/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDerby
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St James' Church of England Aided Junior School · Primary · Derby

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
46%
-17pp
63%55%46%
'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
RWM higher standard
10%
+7pp
10%6%1%
'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
32%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
61%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
299
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
76%
FSM eligible
62%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Reginald Street, Derby, DE23 8FQ
Local authority
Derby
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2546%10%64%32%61%12%61%23%78%58%104.0103.0103.024%299
2023/2463%3%67%27%69%6%72%25%69%70%104.0105.0104.018%301
2022/2351%1%55%25%60%1%63%23%67%54%102.0103.0102.0-3.30-2.90-1.3022%282

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2529920.324%76%62%8%22%
2023/2430123.718%83%58%8%29%
2022/2328222.822%77%61%10%39%
2021/2228123.420%79%53%8%25%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.