St James' Church of England Aided Junior School

Derby · DE23 8FQ

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 299 pupils, 59.2% FSM

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St James' Church of England Aided Junior School

General Information

Address: Reginald Street, Derby, DE23 8FQ – View on map
Phone: 01332854986
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Daniel Walls
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

299 pupils out of 300 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 177
% eligible for free school meals: 59.2%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Derby average)
English as an additional language: 78% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 12.8% a year (Derby 13.1%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 33% moved to another school, 67% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Derby: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 5 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 7 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Derby, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 8.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 21.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 22 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 46% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 10% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 11 percentage points below the Derby average (57%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 53% against an expected 57%)
3-year average (expected standard): 53%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 64% · Writing 61% · Maths 61% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 58%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 103
Based on: 69 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolDerby averageEngland↘ Falling Down 5 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 11 percentage points below the Derby average (57%).

Year 6 SATs: 45th of 60 junior and primary schools in the area

=43Beaufort Primary School47%
=43Reigate Park Primary Academy47%
#45St James' Church of England Aided Junior School46%
#46Shelton Junior School45%
#47St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School44%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Lawn Primary School84%
#2Griffe Field Primary School83%
#3Parkview Primary School82%
#4Gayton Junior School78%
=5Hackwood Primary Academy77%
=5Redwood Primary School77%
#7Homefields Primary School76%
=8Borrow Wood Primary School75%
=8Mickleover Primary School75%
=8St George's Catholic Voluntary Academy75%
#11Silverhill Primary School74%
#12Springfield Primary School72%
#13Wren Park Primary School70%
#14Akaal Primary School69%
#15Walter Evans Church of England Aided Primary School68%
=16Ravensdale Junior School67%
=16St Mary's Catholic Voluntary Academy67%
=18Cavendish Close Junior Academy66%
=18Markeaton Primary School66%
=20Brookfield Primary School65%
=20St Werburgh's CofE Primary School65%
#22Cherry Tree Hill Primary School64%
#23Wyndham Spencer Academy63%
#24Ashwood Spencer Academy62%
=25Asterdale Primary School61%
=25Bishop Lonsdale Church of England Primary School and Nursery61%
=25Brackensdale Spencer Academy61%
=25Meadow Farm Community Primary School61%
=25St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy61%
=30Grampian Primary Academy60%
=30Oakwood Junior School60%
#32St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy59%
#33The Bemrose School58%
=34Chellaston Junior School56%
=34Portway Junior School56%
=34Village Primary Academy56%
=34Zaytouna Primary School56%
#38St Alban's Catholic Voluntary Academy54%
=39Dale Community Primary School53%
=39Landau Forte Academy Moorhead53%
#41Chaddesden Park Primary School50%
#42Lakeside Primary Academy48%
=43Beaufort Primary School47%
=43Reigate Park Primary Academy47%
#45St James' Church of England Aided Junior School46%
#46Shelton Junior School45%
#47St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School44%
#48Breadsall Hill Top Primary School43%
=49Cottons Farm Primary Academy42%
=49Hardwick Primary School42%
=51Alvaston Junior Academy41%
=51Ash Croft Primary Academy41%
#53Roe Farm Primary School40%
=54Ashgate Primary School38%
=54Becket Primary School38%
#56Pear Tree Community Junior School36%
#57Allenton Primary School32%
#58Firs Primary School30%
=59Arboretum Primary School29%
=59Derwent Primary School29%

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7th of 8 junior schools in Derby for Ofsted rating

#5Portway Junior SchoolGood
#6Ravensdale Junior SchoolGood
#7St James' Church of England Aided Junior SchoolGood
#8Alvaston Junior AcademyRequires improvement

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Chellaston Junior SchoolGood
#2Gayton Junior SchoolGood
#3Oakwood Junior SchoolGood
#4Pear Tree Community Junior SchoolGood
#5Portway Junior SchoolGood
#6Ravensdale Junior SchoolGood
#7St James' Church of England Aided Junior SchoolGood
#8Alvaston Junior AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,087 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

5th of 11 junior schools in Derby for spending per pupil

#3Pear Tree Community Junior School£7,318
#4Alvaston Junior Academy£7,281
#5St James' Church of England Aided Junior School£7,087
#6Gayton Junior School£7,014
#7Oakwood Junior School£6,443

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Cavendish Close Junior Academy£7,767
#2Shelton Junior School£7,417
#3Pear Tree Community Junior School£7,318
#4Alvaston Junior Academy£7,281
#5St James' Church of England Aided Junior School£7,087
#6Gayton Junior School£7,014
#7Oakwood Junior School£6,443
#8Chellaston Junior School£6,338
#9Ravensdale Junior School£5,983
#10St Peter's Church of England Aided Junior School£5,783
#11Portway Junior School£5,444

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