St James CofE Primary School
Primary schoolSt James CofE Primary School is a primary school in Sandwell, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 449 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 12 May 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 59% of pupils at St James CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Sandwell and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sandwell | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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- The Primrose CentrePupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), December 2022490 m
- Rowley Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024, before the school changed580 m
- Langley Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Grace Mary Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- Rounds Green Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- St Michael's Church of England High SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, January 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.4 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sandwell
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).