St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 10 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Unique reference
- 103401
- Address
- Sandwell Road, B21 8NH
- Website
- www.stjamesce.bham.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 412 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.0%
- Girls
- 43.0%
- First language not English
- 66.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.1%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.1%
Indian 31.6%
Pakistani 11.9%
African 8.7%
Caribbean 8.5%
Bangladeshi 8.3%
Unclassified 8.3%
Mixed 7.2%
Other White 5.1%
Other Black 4.9%
Other 3.4%
White British 1.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.3
WritingAverage-0.3
MathsAverage1.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 50%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 43
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.4 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Reception, Full-time | 55 34 21 |
Year 1 | 60 37 23 |
Year 2 | 58 36 22 |
Year 3 | 60 34 26 |
Year 4 | 59 35 24 |
Year 5 | 59 35 24 |
Year 6 | 61 24 37 |