St James' Church of England Aided Junior School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

DerbyLocal Authority

Derby SouthConstituency

DE23 8FQPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St James' Church of England Aided Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Derby, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 299 pupils. St James' Church of England Aided Junior School is part of Derby Diocesan Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

27%

Asian

40%

Black

23%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

299

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

59%

England average

27%

First language not English

78%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 299
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Derby Diocesan Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Apr 2024	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Good
3 Dec 2019	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.