St James CofE Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 29 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
- 451 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.9%
- Girls
- 52.1%
- First language not English
- 25.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.7%
- Persistent absence
- 20.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 40.8%
African 13.7%
Mixed 12.5%
Indian 6.9%
Other 6.4%
Other White 4.4%
Pakistani 3.8%
Caribbean 3.5%
Other Asian 2.4%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Black 1.3%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
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 52%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St James CofE Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 43
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 29 18 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 5 3 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 32 27 |
| Year 1 | 58 31 27 |
| Year 2 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 3 | 58 28 30 |
| Year 4 | 60 23 37 |
| Year 5 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 6 | 59 25 34 |