St James CofE Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 30 2022 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Unique reference
- 131673
- Address
- Wolverley Crescent, B69 1BG
- Website
- www.stjamesprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 455 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.3%
- Girls
- 52.7%
- First language not English
- 24.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.4%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 41.3%
Mixed 13.2%
African 10.5%
Indian 7.9%
Other 5.5%
Pakistani 5.1%
Other White 4.6%
Caribbean 4.4%
Other Asian 2.6%
Unclassified 1.5%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAverage1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St James CofE Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 31 17 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 1 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 33 27 |
| Year 1 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 2 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 3 | 59 22 37 |
| Year 4 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 5 | 60 26 34 |
| Year 6 | 60 29 31 |