St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
Primary schoolSt James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth is a primary school in Birmingham, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 409 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 10 July 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 71% of pupils at St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% in England.
5% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Birmingham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Holyhead SchoolSecondary. Standards maintained, May 2025. Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional)400 m
- Hamilton SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade400 m
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023, before the school changed690 m
- Oasis Academy WattvillePrimary. Inadequate (overall), July 2023, before the school changed, special measures730 m
- Rookery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- William Murdoch Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Birmingham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).