St James Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · West Northamptonshire
90 St James Street, Daventry, NN11 4AG
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 13/02/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
17.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
199
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
212 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
41 of 41 families who put it first got an offer
54
Places offered
83
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 41 | 41 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 30 | 7 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 12 | 3 | ● 25% |
| Total | 83 | 51 | 61% |
1st preference success by year
West Northamptonshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–8
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sarah O'Shea
- Address
- 90 St James Street, Daventry, NN11 4AG
- Phone
- 01327702783
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Ward / constituency
- Daventry South · Daventry
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144178
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 20% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 34% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: INMAT
199 pupils · 212 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
13 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 22
06 July 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 116 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.