SCHOOL PROFILE

St James' Church of England Aided Junior School

Primary Academy converter URN 148368
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 300 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

27 February 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Derby
Trust DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 299 299 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 140 46.8% of pupils
Male pupils 159 53.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

59.2%
34.4 pts above England
School 59.2%
Derby 35.5%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

77.6%
57.3 pts above England
School 77.6%
Derby 30.2%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Derby 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
30.4%
91
African
22.7%
68
Any other White background
20.7%
62
Any other Asian background
6.7%
20
Any other ethnic group
4.7%
14
White British
3.7%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.7% 62 of 299 pupils
0.1 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.7%
Derby 21.1%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.4% 49 pupils
England 14.8% 1.6 pts above
EHC plans 4.4% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 30
Moderate learning difficulty 12
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
No specialist assessment yet 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

46.0% 14.4 pts below England
School 46.0%
Derby 55.7%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Derby 69.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

61.0%

9.3 pts below England

School 61.0%
Derby 66.5%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

61.0%

11.0 pts below England

School 61.0%
Derby 67.3%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

8.12%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.90 pts higher than England
School 8.12%
Derby 6.39%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

21.63%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.81 pts higher than England
School 21.63%
Derby 17.98%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.57%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.24 pts lower than England
School 1.57%
Derby 1.61%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.7% 11.5 pts above England
St James' Church of England Aided Junior School
99.7%
Derby
91.8%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information