Primary school

St James' CofE Junior School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Westmorland and Furness
  • LA14 1NY
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,602 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 97%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 26%26%2016/17: top 55%2017/18: top 63%2018/19: top 47%2022/23: top 91%2023/24: top 50%2024/25: top 97%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM31% · North West 63%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score100 · North West 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score99 · North West 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 61% · 38 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 62% · 37 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 68% · 31 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 39% · 31 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 63% · 25 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 31% · 26 pupils · North West 63%68%31%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 13% · 38 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 37 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 13% · 31 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 31 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 4% · 25 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 30 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 38 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 37 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 31 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 100 · 31 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 25 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 100 · 26 pupils · North West 105106100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 107 · 38 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 37 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 31 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 31 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 25 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 99 · 26 pupils · North West 10510799No exams

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No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Good
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026115
Free school meals (past 6 years)51.2%
First language not English13.2%
SEN support14.9%
EHC plan7.4%
Absence (sessions missed)4.7%
Persistently absent pupils9.2%

Girls 47.9%Boys 52.1%

47.9% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.4
Pupils per adult7.0
  • Classroom teachers 6.5
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 9
  • Other support 1

Teachers 7.5 FTE · Whole workforce 17.5 · 29 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,410
Spend per pupil£9,431
Staff spend per pupil£7,315
Reserve per pupil£764
  • +£87,878revenue reserve
  • −£2,388in-year balance

Grants £9,021 · self-generated £389 · premises £580 per pupil