Ofsted: Good emoji_events #39 in Derby public Top 87% UK

St James' Church of England Aided Junior School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Jonathan Gallimore

corporate_fareDERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST

location_onDerby, DE23 8FQ

language Visit Website phone 1332854986

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

282

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Expected Standard

46%

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Age Range

7-11

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St James' Church of England Aided Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Derby, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St James' Church of England Aided Junior School is an academy converter in Derby, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 299 pupils on roll, of whom 62% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #39 of 59 primaries in Derby and #10,474 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 56%

Reading64% LA 70%

Writing61% LA 66%

Maths61% LA 67%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading67% LA 68% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading55% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths63% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.3

Read

LA -1.1

-4.9 to -1.7

-2.9

Write

LA -0.4

-4.4 to -1.4

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.8 to 0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

27 February 2024

Inspection Report

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06 March 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2024-02-27

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-11-05

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-04-25

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 299 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	299	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	297	3	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	299	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	301	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	296	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	288	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	282	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	287	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	290	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	281	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	281	2	0.7%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	281	2	0.7%	0.4%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 29 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils