St James Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St James Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
St James Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 60 first-choice applications for 59 offers; all 59 went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (2%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 19% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- That 2024/25 figure was the 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Harlestone Road, St James, Northampton, NN5 7AG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 445 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils value their place in the welcoming and inclusive community at St James Church of England Primary School.”
- “They enjoy coming to school, feel safe and attend well.”
- “Pupils experience lessons that are purposeful and help to prepare them for their next steps.”
To improve
- “However, there are occasions when teachers could support pupils more effectively to move their learning on.”
- “Occasionally, this is in relation to foundational knowledge such as letter formation and mathematical operations.”
- “On other occasions, this regards meaningful opportunities for pupils to deepen their thinking.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 60 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Earl Spencer Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lyncrest Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Spring Lane Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Castle Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chiltern Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Millway Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Kings Heath Primary Academy 1.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published