St James' Church of England Aided Junior School

Primary · Derby · DE23 8FQ · URN 148368

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-02-27Cohort 299Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 69

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 62 schools in Derby

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
46%
Derby 55.7%England 61%
9.7 percentage points below the area average of 55.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
10%
Derby 6.3%England 8%
3.7 percentage points above the area average of 6.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
104
Derby 104.15England 105
In line with the area average of 104.2
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
103
Derby 103.5England 105
0.5 below the area average of 103.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
103
Derby 104.43England 105
1.4 below the area average of 104.4
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
28%
Derby 25.6%England 32%
2.4 percentage points above the area average of 25.6
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
64%
Derby 69.6%
5.6 percentage points below the area average of 69.6
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
61%
Derby 66.5%
5.5 percentage points below the area average of 66.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
61%
Derby 67.3%
6.3 percentage points below the area average of 67.3
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
69
Derby 57
11.9 above the area average of 57.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Derby	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	46% Derby 55.7%England 61%	9.7 percentage points below the area average of 55.7	15 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	10% Derby 6.3%England 8%	3.7 percentage points above the area average of 6.3	2 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	104 Derby 104.15England 105	In line with the area average of 104.2	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	103 Derby 103.5England 105	0.5 below the area average of 103.5	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	103 Derby 104.43England 105	1.4 below the area average of 104.4	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	28% Derby 25.6%England 32%	2.4 percentage points above the area average of 25.6	4 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	64% Derby 69.6%	5.6 percentage points below the area average of 69.6	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	61% Derby 66.5%	5.5 percentage points below the area average of 66.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	61% Derby 67.3%	6.3 percentage points below the area average of 67.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	69 Derby 57	11.9 above the area average of 57.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Derby · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 77.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 59.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 16.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.1pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 28% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 10% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.5pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 46% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 83.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St James' Church of England Aided Junior School Good at its inspection on 27/02/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St James' Church of England Aided Junior School is a primary school in Derby, postcode DE23 8FQ (URN 148368).
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