St James' Church of England Aided Junior School
Academy converter primary school in Derby (Derby).
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 Aided Junior School is a Church of England primary school located in Derby. The school caters for boys and girls aged 7 to 11 and currently has 299 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 300. It is part of the DERBY DIOCESAN ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Daniel Walls.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Cooking
- Dodgeball
- Music
- Rugby
- Sewing
- Swimming
- Talk Boost
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 148368
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Derby
- Constituency
- Derby South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2021
Governing body (5 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ann Cruickshank | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2010 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Karen Margaret Clark | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Helen Boyer | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 · until 2029 | |
| Ms Roxanne Darling | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Daniel James Walls | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Revd Alisdair Kay Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record