St James Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Northampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 24/01/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Harlestone Road, Northampton

School Information

Address: Harlestone Road, Northampton, NN5 7AG
Website: www.stjames.northants.sch.uk
Telephone: 01604751475
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Beach
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141724

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 480
Number of Pupils: 432
Number of Boys: 229
Number of Girls: 203

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.5
Writing
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.7
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families
Streatfield Road , NN5 7DE
3out of 4 916 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Gloucester Nursery School
Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH
4out of 4 2,814 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James Church of England Primary School
Harlestone Road , St James NN5 7AG
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Earl Spencer Primary School
Streatfield Road , Spencer Estate NN5 7DE
3out of 4 863 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Lyncrest Primary School
Lyncrest Avenue , NN5 5PE
3out of 4 944 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Spring Lane Primary School
Spring Lane , NN1 2JW
3out of 4 1,012 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Castle Academy
St George's Street , NN1 2TR
3out of 4 1,305 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Trinity Avenue , NN2 6JW
3out of 4 2,407 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Abbeyfield School
Mereway , NN4 8BU
3out of 4 3,271 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Northampton International Academy
Barrack Road , NN1 1AA
3out of 4 1,408 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Duston School
Berrywood Road , Duston NN5 6XA
2out of 4 3,008 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The CE Academy
Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX
4out of 4 1,237 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bosworth Independent College
Nazareth House , Leicester Parade NN2 6AF
- not rated 1,516 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Hospital and Outreach Education
Delapre Learning Centre , Alton St, Off Main Rd NN4 8EN
4out of 4 1,847 yd Academy alternative provision converter Yes Mixed More About School
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire
8 Notre Dame Mews , NN1 2BG
- not rated 1,858 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Northgate School Arts College
Queen's Park Parade , Kingsthorpe NN2 6LR
4out of 4 2,051 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.