# St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth

St 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.

Primary school. Code E103401. [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 409
- Council: Birmingham
- URN: 103401

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 10 July 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Holyhead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holyhead-school-e137034): 400 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, May 2025. Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Hamilton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamilton-school-e103600): 400 m. Special. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e151937): 690 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023, before the school changed
- [Oasis Academy Wattville](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-wattville-e150894): 730 m. Primary. Inadequate (overall), July 2023, before the school changed, special measures
- [Rookery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rookery-school-e137168): 770 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [William Murdoch Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/william-murdoch-primary-school-e103317): 840 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/103401)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/103401)

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