Overview of St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth · Primary · Birmingham
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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2024/25
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All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 71% | 5% | 80% | 36% | 75% | 7% | 83% | 22% | 83% | 76% | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 20% | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 5% | 89% | 39% | 75% | 8% | 79% | 13% | 80% | 85% | 107.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 21% | 412 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 2% | 57% | 23% | 68% | 2% | 80% | 18% | 77% | 68% | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | +0.30 | -0.30 | +1.50 | 18% | 418 |
| 2018/19 | 73% | 5% | 78% | 23% | 80% | 15% | 88% | 28% | 83% | 87% | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | +1.90 | +0.90 | +2.00 | 15% | 422 |
| 2017/18 | 74% | 13% | 85% | 45% | 79% | 13% | 83% | 42% | 81% | 83% | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 | +3.00 | -0.20 | +4.60 | 19% | 421 |
| 2016/17 | 58% | 0% | 61% | 9% | 79% | 2% | 84% | 19% | 84% | 86% | 101.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | -4.00 | -2.70 | -0.10 | 19% | 417 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 418 | 23.2 | 20% | 67% | 48% | 8% | 24% |
| 2023/24 | 412 | 21.7 | 21% | 66% | 47% | 7% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 418 | 29.9 | 18% | 66% | 49% | 9% | 30% |
| 2021/22 | 420 | 21.0 | 19% | 68% | 46% | 8% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 416 | 23.9 | 18% | 69% | 45% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 422 | 24.8 | 15% | 62% | 37% | 4% | 12% |
| 2017/18 | 421 | 21.5 | 19% | 60% | 41% | 6% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | 417 | 22.4 | 19% | 59% | 43% | 5% | 15% |
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