St James's CofE Primary School
Primary schoolSt James's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Dudley, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 390 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 69% of pupils at St James's CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Dudley and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 104 | 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- Ashwood Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Ridgewood High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), July 2023. Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
- Glasshouse CollegeSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1 km
- The Ridge Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Amblecote Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Brook Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Dudley
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).