St James Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Location
- Northampton, NN5 7AG
- Distance
- 0.8km away
Earl Spencer Primary School
Streatfield Road, Spencer Estate, Northampton, NN5 7DE
Local ranking132nd of 145 primary schools in West Northamptonshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 2 August 2026
Primary
Phase
420
Capacity
4-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 4 February 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)
2024-25- Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
- 56.0% nat62.0%
- Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
- 4.0% nat8.0%
- Reading (Expected)
- 67.0%
- Writing (Expected)
- 75.0%
- Maths (Expected)
- 60.0%
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
- 67.0%
- Reading avg scaled score
- 104.0 nat106.0
- Maths avg scaled score
- 101.0 nat105.0
- GPS avg scaled score
- 104.0
- Cohort Size
- 55
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 391
- Boys
- 194 (50%)
- Girls
- 197 (50%)
- Capacity
- 420 (93% full)
- SEND
- 20.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.9%
- EAL
- 52.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.6%
- SEN Support
- 17.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 20.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 19.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,139/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 6.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White Other: 32.0%
- White British: 27.4%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 13.3%
- Black African: 6.4%
- Black Other: 4.4%
- Asian Indian: 3.1%
- Asian Pakistani: 3.1%
- Asian Other: 2.3%
32.0%
White Other
27.4%
White British
13.3%
Asian Bangladeshi
Historical Trends
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Streatfield Road
Northampton, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 121912
- UKPRN
- 10074803
- Establishment No.
- 2160
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