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EnglandWest MidlandsDudleyDY8 4RUSt James's CofE Primary School
Primary

St James's CofE Primary School

Primary

Dudley · Stourbridge · DY8 4RU http://www.st-james.dudley.sch.uk

Pupils
398
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
398
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
398
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDudley
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St James's CofE Primary School · Primary · Dudley

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
69%
+10pp
69%60%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
8%
+3pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
86%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
19%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
398
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Kingsway, Wollaston, Stourbridge, DY8 4RU
Local authority
Dudley
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2569%8%86%37%83%19%81%20%95%90%107.0105.0108.019%398
2023/2459%5%72%29%74%17%74%22%86%76%105.0104.0105.016%410
2022/2368%8%83%33%85%18%82%30%90%75%106.0105.0105.0+0.20+1.20+0.0012%417
2018/1952%0%63%18%82%28%77%3%73%77%103.0103.0104.0-2.90+0.10-2.8011%408
2017/1851%9%60%27%76%24%80%18%87%82%103.0104.0105.0-2.90-1.00-0.9012%391
2016/1758%7%68%17%73%20%72%17%88%65%103.0103.0103.0-0.80+0.40-1.0013%392

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

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2539823.819%2%14%4%6%
2023/2441023.216%1%14%4%10%
2022/2341724.812%1%13%5%9%
2021/2241221.913%1%12%6%16%
2020/2141525.411%1%13%
2018/1940820.911%1%14%3%3%
2017/1839120.212%1%15%4%8%
2016/1739221.313%2%17%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.