Ofsted inspection · 30/03/2022
Overview of St James CofE Primary School · Primary · Sandwell
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 | 59% | 12% | 64% | 22% | 83% | 14% | 72% | 31% | 86% | 74% | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 20% | 451 |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 5% | 77% | 22% | 58% | 12% | 70% | 15% | 63% | 72% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 19% | 455 |
| 2022/23 | 55% | 5% | 65% | 20% | 80% | 8% | 77% | 22% | 85% | 72% | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | -1.20 | +0.60 | +1.00 | 18% | 460 |
| 2018/19 | 57% | 12% | 67% | 30% | 80% | 17% | 70% | 30% | 82% | 83% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | +2.00 | +2.90 | +2.50 | 20% | 476 |
| 2017/18 | 51% | 8% | 78% | 18% | 84% | 24% | 61% | 10% | 80% | 78% | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 | +0.70 | +1.40 | -1.90 | 18% | 471 |
| 2016/17 | 46% | 2% | 67% | 11% | 77% | 11% | 60% | 14% | 79% | 77% | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | -0.30 | +0.90 | -0.50 | 18% | 444 |
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 | 451 | 25.2 | 20% | 25% | 52% | 6% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 455 | 25.3 | 19% | 25% | 51% | 6% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 460 | 25.4 | 18% | 24% | 48% | 8% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 486 | 23.9 | 19% | 24% | 50% | 8% | 28% |
| 2020/21 | 470 | 24.1 | 22% | 24% | 42% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 476 | 22.8 | 20% | 22% | 50% | 5% | 17% |
| 2017/18 | 471 | 23.9 | 18% | 23% | 50% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 444 | 22.2 | 18% | 25% | 53% | 5% | 13% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.