Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
St James' Church of England Aided Infant School
This school
St James' Church of England Aided Junior School
Partner infant school
St James' Church of England Aided Infant School
Nursery to Year 2 · 430 m away from St James' Church of England Aided Junior School
View schoolEvery child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at St James' Church of England Aided Infant School.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 27 February 2024
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 46% | 57% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 58% | 68% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 28% | 25% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Derby | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 104 | 104 | 106 |
| Maths | 103 | 103 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 103 | 104 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
St James' Church of England Aided Junior School was graded Good at its last Ofsted inspection, on 27 February 2024.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at St James' Church of England Aided Infant School. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when St James' Church of England Aided Junior School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
St James' Church of England Aided Junior School had 299 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 300. It is a mixed school.