St James Primary School is a primary school located in Walsall. 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 20/09/2018. 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 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Great Charles Street, Walsall

School Information

Address: Great Charles Street, Walsall, WS8 6AE
Website: www.stjamesprimaryschool.com
Telephone: 01543452328
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Walsall
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andy Nicholls
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131581

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 221
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.4
Writing
Average: -2 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.1
Maths
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ogley Hay Nursery School
Brickiln Street , Brownhills WS8 6AU 		4out of 4 172 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 Primary School
Great Charles Street , Brownhills WS8 6AE 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Narrow Lane , Brownhills WS8 6HX 		- not rated 445 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Millfield Primary School
Catshill Road , Brownhills WS8 6BN 		3out of 4 750 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Watling Street Primary School
Watling Street , Brownhills WS8 7LW 		4out of 4 1,208 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Church Street , Clayhanger WS8 7EG 		3out of 4 1,325 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Deakin Avenue , Brownhills WS8 7QG 		- not rated 843 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Shire Oak Academy
Lichfield Road , Walsall Wood WS9 9PA 		2out of 4 1,683 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Pool Road , WS7 3QW 		3out of 4 2,528 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakwood School
Druids Walk , Walsall Wood WS9 9JS 		4out of 4 2,508 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Chasetown Community School
Church Street , Chasetown WS7 3QL 		3out of 4 2,819 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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