St James Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Birmingham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 14/07/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Leach Heath Lane, Birmingham, B45 9BN
Website: http://www.stjamescatholicprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01214649700
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Angela Backen
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141820

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 14/07/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 211
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 99

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.8
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.7
Maths
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.4 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:90%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rubery Nursery School
Leybrook Road , Rubery B45 9PB 		3out of 4 828 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James Catholic Primary School
Leach Heath Lane , Rednal B45 9BN 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rednal Hill Junior School
Irwin Avenue , Rednal B45 8QY 		2out of 4 780 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Rednal Hill Infant School
Irwin Avenue , Rednal B45 8QY 		3out of 4 780 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Beaconside Primary and Nursery School
Hazel Road , Rubery B45 9DX 		3out of 4 910 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Colmers Farm Primary School
Leybrook Road , Rubery B45 9PB 		3out of 4 952 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Colmers School and Sixth Form College
Bristol Road South , Rednal B45 9NY 		3out of 4 800 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Waseley Hills High School
School Road , Rubery B45 9EL 		2out of 4 1,439 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Balaam Wood Academy
New Street , Frankley B45 0EU 		1out of 4 1,456 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Turves Green Boys' School
Turves Green , Northfield B31 4BS 		- not rated 3,172 yd Academy sponsor led No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Birmingham School
The Minerva Centre , Thornthwaite Close B45 0DS 		2out of 4 1,839 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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