St James Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Northampton NorthConstituency

NN5 7AGPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

St James Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 445 pupils. St James Church of England Primary School is part of PETERBOROUGH DIOCESE EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 Jan 2026 · published 16 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

50%

Asian

17%

Black

23%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

445

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

59%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 445
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: PETERBOROUGH DIOCESE EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
16 Dec 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
26 Feb 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.