St James's CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Stourbridge. 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 23/01/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Kingsway, Stourbridge

School Information

Address: Kingsway, Stourbridge, DY8 4RU
Website: http://www.st-james.dudley.sch.uk
Telephone: 01384818810
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lindsay Mason
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 103851

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/01/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 415
Number of Boys: 199
Number of Girls: 216

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.4 to -1.3
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.6
Maths
Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.2 to -1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St James's CofE Primary School
Kingsway, Wollaston DY8 4RU
0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ashwood Park Primary School
Bells Lane, Wordsley DY8 5DJ
741 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Ridge Primary School
Gregory Road, Wollaston DY8 3NF
1,237 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Amblecote Primary School
School Drive, Amblecote DY8 4DQ
1,302 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brook Primary School
George Street, Wordsley DY8 5YN
1,404 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4Ridgewood High School
Park Road West, Wollaston DY8 3NQ
1,088 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Wordsley School Business & Enterprise & Music College
Brierley Hill Road, Wordsley DY8 5SP
2,216 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Redhill School
Junction Road, DY8 1JX
2,568 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Old Swinford Hospital
Heath Lane, DY8 1QX
2,570 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Crestwood School
Bromley Lane, Kingswinford DY6 8QG
3,218 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedKing Edward VI College Stourbridge
Lower High Street, DY8 1TD
1,751 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedGlasshouse College
Wollaston Road, Amblecote DY8 4HF
1,103 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Pens Meadow School
Ridge Hill Site, Buckpool Way DY8 5ST
2,191 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedElmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited
14 Love Lane, DY8 2EA
2,949 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4The Brier School
Bromley Lane, DY6 8QN
3,161 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBlack Country Wheels School
Units 3 & 4, Gainsborough Trading Estate DY9 7ND
3,187 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.