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Good
Maintained school
St James CofE Primary School
Nursery
Primary
Church of England
Wolverley Crescent, Oldbury, B691BG
012 1552 5491


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
3 - 11
PUPILS
487

St James CofE Primary School is a Maintained school (Voluntary controlled school) with a Church of England religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 3 and 11 and has a capacity of 500. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 15 Feb 2013.


PUPIL MIX
258 boys and 229 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
26.2
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
37.2%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
23.4%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
16.7%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
17.2%
EHC PLAN
2.9%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
  • VI - Visual Impairment
  • OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
  • HI - Hearing Impairment
  • SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
  • MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
  • PD - Physical Disability
  • MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
  • SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
  • PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
57%
Local Authority
62%
England
65%


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

School
12%
Local Authority
9%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average
Writing
Well Above Average
Maths
Above Average


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 103 103 104
Maths 105 105 105




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

15 Feb 2013

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -
Early years provision No Judgement




School Admissions


Demand for primary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 86
Of which first preference applications 59
Of which second preference applications 15
Of which third preference applications 4
Total offers made 60
Of which first preference offers 58
Of which second preference offers 1
Of which third preference offers 0




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
8
ENVIRONMENT
3
SAFETY
3
PROPERTY
£175,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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