St James Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Northampton (West Northamptonshire).
KS2 RWM expected
69%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
86%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
78%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
76%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.9%
▲ 0.1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.9
▼ 0.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
23.6%
▼ 1pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
445 / 450 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St James Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Northampton, West Northamptonshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 445 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 450. It is part of the PETERBOROUGH DIOCESE EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Sarah Beach.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Cooking
- Dance
- Eco Club
- Football
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Yoga
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
- Woodland TrustRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 141724
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.
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