St James Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 21 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Unique reference
- 131581
- Address
- Great Charles Street, Brownhills, WS8 6AE
- Website
- www.stjamesprimaryschool.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 213 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.3%
- Girls
- 43.7%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.7%
- Persistent absence
- 35.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.5%
White British 85.9%
Mixed 6.6%
Other White 2.8%
Gypsy/Roma 2.3%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
African 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.7
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsAverage0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 50%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
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 Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 2 1 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 2 2 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 5 4 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 10 5 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 28 16 12 |
| Year 1 | 26 12 14 |
| Year 2 | 28 18 10 |
| Year 3 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 4 | 29 17 12 |
| Year 5 | 27 17 10 |
| Year 6 | 27 14 13 |