St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Sandwell Road, Birmingham

School Information

Address: Sandwell Road, Birmingham, B21 8NH
Website: www.stjamesce.bham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01215235861
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Sarah Cross
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103401

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 416
Number of Boys: 221
Number of Girls: 195

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.5
Writing
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.6 to 2.4
Maths
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.6 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
Sandwell Road , B21 8NH
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Avenue Road , Handsworth B21 8ED
3out of 4 756 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Wattville Primary School
Wattville Road , Handsworth B21 0DP
3out of 4 779 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rookery School
Rookery Road , Handsworth B21 9PY
3out of 4 844 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
William Murdoch Primary School
Antrobus Road , Handsworth B21 9NT
3out of 4 919 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holyhead School
Milestone Lane , Handsworth B21 0HN
4out of 4 437 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St John Wall Catholic School
Oxhill Road , Handsworth B21 8HH
3out of 4 941 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys
Grove Lane , Handsworth B21 9ET
4out of 4 1,266 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Sandwell Academy
Halfords Lane , B71 4LG
4out of 4 1,367 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VI Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy
Church Lane , Handsworth B20 2HL
4out of 4 1,653 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandwell College
1 Spon Lane , B70 6AW
- not rated 3,219 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hamilton School
Hamilton Road , Handsworth B21 8AH
4out of 4 441 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
V.A.S.E Academy
Oaklands Centre , Oaklands Road B21 0NA
- not rated 573 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Myles Academy
Unit 7, the 3b Business Village, Alexandra Road , B21 0PD
- not rated 984 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Regis Academy
8 Brasshouse Lane , B66 1RA
- not rated 2,029 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Sandwell Valley School
150 Birmingham Road , West Bromwich B70 6QT
- not rated 2,209 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.