Primary
St James Church of England Primary School
Harlestone Road, St James, Northampton, NN5 7AG
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 445 of 450 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Trust
- PETERBOROUGH DIOCESE EDUCATION TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Peterborough
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 21.6
- All staff (FTE)
- 52.2
- Pupils per adult
- 8.3
- Pupils
- 434
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
October 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
January 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
SATs results
69%
5 points above the Northampton average (64% across 95 schools)
106.0
0.2 above the Northampton average (105.8 across 95 schools)
60th of 96 by our score, among the primary schools in Northampton we can score - 103 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 107 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 69% |
| Working at a higher standard | 19% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 42% |
| 23/24 | 72% |
| 24/25 | 69% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 101.0 |
| 23/24 | 107.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 101.0 |
| 23/24 | 104.0 |
| 24/25 | 107.0 |
Harlestone Road, St James, Northampton, NN5 7AG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
West Northamptonshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sarah Beach
- Address
- Harlestone Road, St James, Northampton, NN5 7AG
- Telephone
- 01604751475