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Ofsted inspection · 21/02/2024
Overview of St James Primary School · Primary · Walsall
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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History
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 | 37% | 7% | 67% | 15% | 63% | 7% | 63% | 11% | 85% | 74% | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 29% | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 7% | 72% | 31% | 69% | 10% | 76% | 24% | 90% | 79% | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 20% | 213 |
| 2022/23 | 50% | 0% | 58% | 0% | 71% | 0% | 67% | 13% | 79% | 79% | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 | -2.70 | -0.40 | +0.30 | 21% | 212 |
| 2018/19 | 60% | 0% | 70% | 13% | 73% | 7% | 83% | 17% | 83% | 73% | 102.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | -1.90 | -2.00 | -1.20 | 19% | 217 |
| 2017/18 | 63% | 8% | 67% | 25% | 75% | 13% | 71% | 38% | 79% | 75% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | +1.60 | +2.00 | +3.80 | 23% | 239 |
| 2016/17 | 63% | 0% | 63% | 9% | 75% | 6% | 69% | 28% | 81% | 63% | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | -1.20 | -0.10 | +0.50 | 17% | 207 |
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 | 224 | 18.0 | 29% | 6% | 51% | 8% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 213 | 20.1 | 20% | 4% | 50% | 8% | 27% |
| 2022/23 | 212 | 17.6 | 21% | 5% | 53% | 6% | 18% |
| 2021/22 | 215 | 21.1 | 19% | 3% | 53% | 6% | 17% |
| 2020/21 | 221 | 21.5 | 17% | 4% | 48% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 217 | 23.1 | 19% | 4% | 55% | 4% | 5% |
| 2017/18 | 239 | 29.3 | 23% | 5% | 56% | 4% | 8% |
| 2016/17 | 207 | 18.8 | 17% | 3% | 60% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.