St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth

Birmingham · B21 8NH

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 409 pupils, 53.1% FSM

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St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth

General Information

Address: Sandwell Road, Birmingham, B21 8NH – View on map
Phone: 01215235861
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Smith
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 30 families put it first for 31 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 31 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 9 · 2026 10
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

409 pupils out of 420 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 217
% eligible for free school meals: 53.1%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Birmingham average)
English as an additional language: 64% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.9% a year (Birmingham 17.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 36% moved to another school, 64% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Birmingham: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 21 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
Suspensions for bullying: 38 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Birmingham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.7%
Persistently absent pupils: 23.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 18.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 34 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 18 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 71% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 5% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 6 percentage points above the Birmingham average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 63% against an expected 61%)
3-year average (expected standard): 63%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 80% · Writing 75% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 76%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 106
Based on: 59 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBirmingham averageEngland↗ Improving Up 21 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 6 percentage points above the Birmingham average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 86th of 264 junior and primary schools in the area

=86Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior71%
=86St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery71%
=86St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth71%
=86The Orchards Primary Academy71%
=86Walmley Junior School71%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Cromwell Junior and Infant School97%
=1The Olive School, Small Heath97%
=3Four Oaks Primary School93%
=3St James Catholic Primary School93%
#5Coppice Primary School92%
#6Bordesley Village Primary School91%
#7St Joseph's Catholic Primary School90%
=8Little Sutton Primary School88%
=8The Olive School, Birmingham88%
#10The Shirestone Academy87%
#11Lift Percy Shurmer86%
#12Ark Victoria Academy85%
=13Lift Lea Forest84%
=13Nishkam Primary School Birmingham84%
=13Penns Primary School84%
=13St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School84%
=13St Mary's Catholic Primary School84%
=13Wylde Green Primary School84%
=19Jervoise School83%
=19Lift Montgomery83%
=19Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School83%
=19Princethorpe Junior School83%
=19St Matthew's CofE Primary School83%
#24Moor Hall Primary School82%
=25Chilcote Primary School81%
=25St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School81%
=27Christ The King Catholic Primary School80%
=27Moseley Church of England Primary School80%
=27St Columba's Catholic Primary School80%
=27St Gerard's Catholic Primary School80%
=27St Peter's Catholic Primary School80%
=32Bournville Village Primary79%
=32Colmore Junior School79%
=32Prince Albert Junior and Infant School79%
=32St Jude's Catholic Primary School79%
=32Whitehouse Common Primary School79%
=37Acocks Green Primary School78%
=37Al-Furqan Primary School78%
=37Arden Primary School78%
=37Ark Tindal Primary Academy78%
=37Hill West Primary School78%
=37Lift Four Dwellings Primary78%
=37Oasis Academy Short Heath78%
=37Starbank School78%
=45Chad Vale Primary School77%
=45Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery77%
=45Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School77%
=45St Alban's Catholic Primary School77%
=45St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth77%
=50Heathfield Primary School76%
=50Pegasus Primary School76%
=50St Anne's Catholic Primary School76%
=53Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School75%
=53Dorrington Academy75%
=53Hall Green Junior School75%
=53Maney Hill Primary School75%
=53Northfield Manor Primary Academy75%
=53Slade Primary School75%
=53The Deanery Church of England Primary School75%
=53Twickenham Primary School75%
=53Warren Farm Primary School75%
=53Water Mill Primary School75%
=53Woodhouse Primary Academy75%
=64Brownmead Primary Academy74%
=64Chivenor Primary School74%
=64Tiverton Academy74%
=67Aston Tower Community Primary School73%
=67Bells Farm Primary School73%
=67Billesley Primary School73%
=67Cherry Orchard Primary School73%
=67Holy Cross Catholic Primary School73%
=67Lakey Lane Primary School73%
=67SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School73%
=67St Brigid's Catholic Primary School73%
=67St Mary's Church of England Primary School73%
=67St Saviour's C of E Primary School73%
=67Westminster Primary School73%
=78Birchfield Primary School72%
=78Chilwell Croft Academy72%
=78Nelson Primary School72%
=78Parkfield Community School72%
=78St Bernard's Catholic Primary School72%
=78St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School72%
=78St Peters CofE Primary School72%
=78Sutton Park Primary72%
=86Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy71%
=86Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior71%
=86St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery71%
=86St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth71%
=86The Orchards Primary Academy71%
=86Walmley Junior School71%
=92Audley Primary School70%
=92Colmers Farm Primary School70%
=92Gilbertstone Primary School70%
=92Moor Green Primary Academy70%
=92Oasis Academy Hobmoor70%
=92Shaw Hill Primary School70%
=92Somerville Primary (NC) School70%
=92St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary70%
=100Ark Kings Academy69%
=100City Road Primary School69%
=100Fairway Primary Academy69%
=100Heath Mount Primary School69%
=100Holy Family Catholic Primary School69%
=100Manor Park Primary Academy69%
=100Regents Park Community Primary School69%
=100Stanville Primary School69%
=100Ward End Primary School69%
=109Adderley Primary School68%
=109Clifton Primary School68%
=109Cotteridge Primary School68%
=109Green Meadow Primary School68%
=109Hawthorn Primary School68%
=109Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy68%
=109William Murdoch Primary School68%
=116Canterbury Cross Primary School67%
=116Hawkesley Church Primary Academy67%
=116Ladypool Primary School67%
=116Oasis Academy Boulton67%
=116Park Hill Primary School67%
=116St John Fisher Catholic Primary School67%
=116St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School67%
=116Stirchley Primary School67%
=116Thornton Primary School67%
=116Waverley School67%
=126Boldmere Junior School66%
=126Calshot Primary School66%
=126Colebourne Primary School66%
=126Hillstone Primary School66%
=126Hollyfield Primary School66%
=126Kings Heath Primary School66%
=126New Hall Primary School66%
=126Quinton Church Primary School66%
=126St Chad's Catholic Primary School66%
=135Brookvale Primary School65%
=135Greenholm Primary School65%
=135Highters Heath Community School65%
=135Kingsland Primary School (NC)65%
=135Raddlebarn Primary School65%
=135St Paul's Catholic Primary School65%
=135The Oval School65%
=142Featherstone Primary School64%
=142Highfield Junior and Infant School64%
=142Mere Green Primary School64%
=142West Heath Primary School64%
=146Abbey Catholic Primary School63%
=146Beeches Primary School63%
=146Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery63%
=146Erdington Hall Primary School63%
=146Gossey Lane Academy63%
=146Kings Rise Academy63%
=146Leigh Primary School63%
=146Mapledene Primary School63%
=146Minworth Junior and Infant School63%
=155Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy62%
=155Heathlands Primary Academy62%
=155Holy Souls Catholic Primary School62%
=155King David Primary School62%
=155Oasis Academy Foundry62%
=155St George's Church of England Primary School62%
=155The Oaklands Primary School62%
=155Yenton Primary School62%
=163English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School61%
=163Grestone Academy61%
=163Nansen Primary School61%
=163Reaside Academy61%
=163Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School61%
=163St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School61%
=163World's End Junior School61%
=163Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)61%
=171Chandos Primary School60%
=171Cofton Primary School60%
=171Elms Farm Community Primary School60%
=171Nelson Mandela School60%
=171St Joseph's Catholic Primary School60%
=171St Mark's Catholic Primary School60%
=171St Nicholas Catholic Primary School60%
=171Timberley Academy60%
=171Yardley Primary School60%
=180Alston Primary School59%
=180Barford Primary School59%
=180Kings Norton Primary School59%
=180Redhill Primary School59%
=180Tame Valley Academy59%
=180Turves Green Primary School59%
=180Wheelers Lane Primary School59%
=187Grendon Primary School58%
=187Sacred Heart Catholic School58%
=187St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School58%
=187St Edward's Catholic Primary School58%
=187Stechford Primary School58%
=187The Oaks Primary School58%
=187Welford Primary School58%
=187Yarnfield Primary School58%
=195Bellfield Junior School57%
=195Glenmead Primary School57%
=195Oasis Academy Woodview57%
=195Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School57%
=195SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School57%
=195St Joseph's Catholic Primary School57%
=195St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth57%
=202Anderton Park Primary School56%
=202Brookfields Primary School56%
=202Lyndon Green Junior School56%
=202Paganel Primary School56%
=202Washwood Heath Academy56%
=207Greet Primary School55%
=207Hodge Hill Primary School55%
=207Our Lady's Catholic Primary School55%
=207St John's CofE Primary School55%
=207Star King Solomon Academy55%
=212Bournville School54%
=212Conway Primary School54%
=212James Watt Primary School54%
=212St Thomas Church of England Primary School54%
=216Grove School53%
=216Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth)53%
=216Kitwell Primary School53%
=216Rookery School53%
=216Springfield Primary Academy53%
=221Kingsthorne Primary School52%
=221Nonsuch Primary School52%
=221St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School52%
=221St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School52%
=225Birches Green Primary School51%
=225Hollywood Primary School51%
=227E-ACT Nechells Academy50%
=227Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School50%
=227Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School50%
=227Wychall Primary School50%
=231Anglesey Primary School49%
=231Rednal Hill Junior School49%
=231The Rosary Catholic Primary School49%
=234Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School48%
=234Firs Primary School48%
=234Paget Primary School48%
=234Robin Hood Academy48%
=238Bordesley Green Primary School46%
=238St Michael's Church of England Primary School46%
=240Allens Croft Primary School45%
=240Osborne Primary School45%
=240Woodcock Hill Primary School45%
=243Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy44%
=243Marsh Hill Primary School44%
=243Wyndcliffe Primary School44%
=246Blakesley Hall Primary School43%
=246Gunter Primary School43%
=246Sundridge Primary School43%
#249St Thomas More Catholic Primary School42%
=250Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School41%
=250Summerfield Primary School41%
=252Court Farm Primary School40%
=252St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown40%
#254St Clement's Church of England Academy38%
=255Woodgate Primary School37%
=255Yardley Wood Community Primary School37%
#257Cedars Academy36%
#258Marlborough Primary School35%
#259St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School34%
#260Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base32%
#261George Dixon Primary School26%
#262St Benedict's Primary School24%
#263Topcliffe Primary School20%
#264Forestdale Primary School15%

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136th of 199 primary schools in Birmingham for Ofsted rating

#134St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and NurseryGood
#135St Gerard's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#136St James Church of England Primary School, HandsworthGood
#137St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#138St John's & St Peter's CofE PrimaryGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Billesley Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Lift Lea ForestOutstanding
#3Lift Percy ShurmerOutstanding
#4Little Sutton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Mansfield Green E-ACT AcademyOutstanding
#6Moor Green Primary AcademyOutstanding
#7Oasis Academy FoundryOutstanding
#8Parkfield Community SchoolOutstanding
#9Shaw Hill Primary SchoolOutstanding
#10St James Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#11St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, HandsworthOutstanding
#12The Olive School, BirminghamOutstanding
#13The Olive School, Small HeathOutstanding
#14The Shirestone AcademyOutstanding
#15Wyndcliffe Primary SchoolOutstanding
#16Abbey Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#17Acocks Green Primary SchoolGood
#18Adderley Primary SchoolGood
#19Al-Furqan Primary SchoolGood
#20Alston Primary SchoolGood
#21Anderton Park Primary SchoolGood
#22Anglesey Primary SchoolGood
#23Arden Primary SchoolGood
#24Ark Tindal Primary AcademyGood
#25Aston Tower Community Primary SchoolGood
#26Audley Primary SchoolGood
#27Barford Primary SchoolGood
#28Barr View Primary & Nursery AcademyGood
#29Beeches Primary SchoolGood
#30Bellfield Primary School (NC)Good
#31Bells Farm Primary SchoolGood
#32Birchfield Primary SchoolGood
#33Blakesley Hall Primary SchoolGood
#34Bordesley Green Primary SchoolGood
#35Bournville Village PrimaryGood
#36Brookfields Primary SchoolGood
#37Brookvale Primary SchoolGood
#38Brownmead Primary AcademyGood
#39Calshot Primary SchoolGood
#40Canterbury Cross Primary SchoolGood
#41Chad Vale Primary SchoolGood
#42Cherry Orchard Primary SchoolGood
#43Chilwell Croft AcademyGood
#44City Road Primary SchoolGood
#45Clifton Primary SchoolGood
#46Cofton Primary SchoolGood
#47Colebourne Primary SchoolGood
#48Colmers Farm Primary SchoolGood
#49Coppice Primary SchoolGood
#50Cotteridge Primary SchoolGood
#51Court Farm Primary SchoolGood
#52English Martyrs' Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#53Erdington Hall Primary SchoolGood
#54Featherstone Primary SchoolGood
#55Forestdale Primary SchoolGood
#56Gilbertstone Primary SchoolGood
#57Glenmead Primary SchoolGood
#58Green Meadow Primary SchoolGood
#59Greenholm Primary SchoolGood
#60Grendon Primary SchoolGood
#61Grestone AcademyGood
#62Grove SchoolGood
#63Guardian Angels Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#64Hawthorn Primary SchoolGood
#65Heathfield Primary SchoolGood
#66Heathlands Primary AcademyGood
#67Highfield Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#68Hillstone Primary SchoolGood
#69Hodge Hill Primary SchoolGood
#70Hollyfield Primary SchoolGood
#71Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#72Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#73Holy Souls Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#74Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth)Good
#75James Watt Primary SchoolGood
#76Jervoise SchoolGood
#77Kings Heath Primary SchoolGood
#78Kings Rise AcademyGood
#79Kingsland Primary School (NC)Good
#80Kingsthorne Primary SchoolGood
#81Kitwell Primary SchoolGood
#82Ladypool Primary SchoolGood
#83Lift Four Dwellings PrimaryGood
#84Lift MontgomeryGood
#85Lozells Junior and Infant School and NurseryGood
#86Maney Hill Primary SchoolGood
#87Manor Park Primary AcademyGood
#88Mapledene Primary SchoolGood
#89Marlborough Primary SchoolGood
#90Marsh Hill Primary SchoolGood
#91Maryvale Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#92Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT AcademyGood
#93Minworth Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#94Nelson Mandela SchoolGood
#95Nelson Primary SchoolGood
#96New Hall Primary SchoolGood
#97New Oscott Primary SchoolGood
#98Oasis Academy BoultonGood
#99Oasis Academy HobmoorGood
#100Oasis Academy Short HeathGood
#101Osborne Primary SchoolGood
#102Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#103Our Lady's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#104Paganel Primary SchoolGood
#105Paget Primary SchoolGood
#106Park Hill Primary SchoolGood
#107Quinton Church Primary SchoolGood
#108Raddlebarn Primary SchoolGood
#109Redhill Primary SchoolGood
#110Robin Hood AcademyGood
#111Rookery SchoolGood
#112SS John and Monica Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#113SS Mary & John Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#114Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#115Severne Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#116Slade Primary SchoolGood
#117Springfield Primary AcademyGood
#118St Alban's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#119St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#120St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#121St Augustine's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#122St Benedict's Primary SchoolGood
#123St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#124St Bernard's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#125St Brigid's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#126St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#127St Chad's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#128St Clare's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#129St Clement's Church of England AcademyGood
#130St Columba's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#131St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) SchoolGood
#132St Dunstan's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#133St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#134St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and NurseryGood
#135St Gerard's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#136St James Church of England Primary School, HandsworthGood
#137St John Fisher Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#138St John's & St Peter's CofE PrimaryGood
#139St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#140St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#141St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#142St Jude's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#143St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#144St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#145St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#146St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, HandsworthGood
#147St Michael's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#148St Nicholas Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#149St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#150St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#151St Peters CofE Primary SchoolGood
#152St Saviour's C of E Primary SchoolGood
#153St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#154St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#155St Vincent's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#156St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#157Stanville Primary SchoolGood
#158Stechford Primary SchoolGood
#159Stirchley Primary SchoolGood
#160Sundridge Primary SchoolGood
#161Sutton Park PrimaryGood
#162Tame Valley AcademyGood
#163The Oaklands Primary SchoolGood
#164The Orchards Primary AcademyGood
#165The Oval SchoolGood
#166The Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#167Timberley AcademyGood
#168Topcliffe Primary SchoolGood
#169Turves Green Primary SchoolGood
#170Twickenham Primary SchoolGood
#171Ward End Primary SchoolGood
#172Warren Farm Primary SchoolGood
#173Welford Primary SchoolGood
#174Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources BaseGood
#175West Heath Primary SchoolGood
#176Westminster Primary SchoolGood
#177Wheelers Lane Primary SchoolGood
#178Whitehouse Common Primary SchoolGood
#179William Murdoch Primary SchoolGood
#180Woodcock Hill Primary SchoolGood
#181Woodhouse Primary AcademyGood
#182Woodthorpe Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#183Wychall Primary SchoolGood
#184Wylde Green Primary SchoolGood
#185Yardley Primary SchoolGood
#186Yardley Wood Community Primary SchoolGood
#187Yenton Primary SchoolGood
#188Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)Good
#189Yorkmead Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#190Allens Croft Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#191Chandos Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#192Fairway Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#193Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#194Summerfield Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#195The Meadows Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#196Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary SchoolInadequate
#197Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant SchoolInadequate
#198Oasis Academy BensonInadequate
#199Oasis Academy WattvilleInadequate

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,652 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

72nd of 249 primary schools in Birmingham for spending per pupil

#70Yardley Wood Community Primary School£7,679
#71Wychall Primary School£7,675
#72St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth£7,652
#73Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School£7,652
#74George Dixon Primary School£7,623

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Topcliffe Primary School£12,378
#2Bellfield Primary School (NC)£11,072
#3Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base£10,278
#4King David Primary School£9,593
#5Forestdale Primary School£9,528
#6Gunter Primary School£9,515
#7Ladypool Primary School£9,443
#8Allens Croft Primary School£9,380
#9St Matthew's CofE Primary School£9,320
#10Sundridge Primary School£9,165
#11Sutton Park Primary£9,162
#12Hawthorn Primary School£9,142
#13St Anne's Catholic Primary School£9,130
#14Blakesley Hall Primary School£9,103
#15St Chad's Catholic Primary School£9,020
#16Wyndcliffe Primary School£8,971
#17St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School£8,880
#18St Paul's Catholic Primary School£8,867
#19Kitwell Primary School£8,655
#20Regents Park Community Primary School£8,571
#21Woodcock Hill Primary School£8,490
#22Court Farm Primary School£8,487
#23St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£8,473
#24Highters Heath Community School£8,450
#25Park Hill Primary School£8,422
#26Tiverton Academy£8,367
#27Grendon Primary School£8,336
#28Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery£8,334
#29St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School£8,308
#30Chivenor Primary School£8,293
#31Bells Farm Primary School£8,281
#32Welford Primary School£8,278
#33Kingsthorne Primary School£8,266
#34St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary£8,252
#35Anglesey Primary School£8,231
#36The Oaks Primary School£8,191
#37New Hall Primary School£8,185
#38Pegasus Primary School£8,183
#39Gossey Lane Academy£8,167
#40Nelson Mandela School£8,165
#41St Saviour's C of E Primary School£8,061
#42Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School£8,060
#43Minworth Junior and Infant School£8,055
#44Little Sutton Primary School£8,053
#45Lift Percy Shurmer£8,025
#46St Jude's Catholic Primary School£8,019
#47Kingsland Primary School (NC)£8,012
#48Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School£8,012
#49Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery£8,008
#50Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC)£8,002
#51Nelson Primary School£7,977
#52Clifton Primary School£7,888
#53Moseley Church of England Primary School£7,887
#54James Watt Primary School£7,854
#55Fairway Primary Academy£7,847
#56St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School£7,817
#57Calshot Primary School£7,799
#58St Benedict's Primary School£7,797
#59Warren Farm Primary School£7,767
#60Chad Vale Primary School£7,762
#61Redhill Primary School£7,753
#62Jervoise School£7,734
#63Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School£7,725
#64Aston Tower Community Primary School£7,723
#65Stanville Primary School£7,722
#66Marsh Hill Primary School£7,712
#67Stirchley Primary School£7,705
#68Billesley Primary School£7,704
#69Water Mill Primary School£7,696
#70Yardley Wood Community Primary School£7,679
#71Wychall Primary School£7,675
#72St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth£7,652
#73Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School£7,652
#74George Dixon Primary School£7,623
#75Anderton Park Primary School£7,614
#76St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School£7,610
#77St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School£7,599
#78Sacred Heart Catholic School£7,587
#79The Shirestone Academy£7,583
#80Woodgate Primary School£7,578
#81Cherry Orchard Primary School£7,568
#82Glenmead Primary School£7,562
#83West Heath Primary School£7,550
#84Elms Farm Community Primary School£7,545
#85Beeches Primary School£7,545
#86Holy Souls Catholic Primary School£7,544
#87Adderley Primary School£7,544
#88Colebourne Primary School£7,540
#89Woodhouse Primary Academy£7,529
#90The Orchards Primary Academy£7,508
#91Oasis Academy Foundry£7,486
#92Penns Primary School£7,475
#93Mapledene Primary School£7,469
#94Our Lady's Catholic Primary School£7,431
#95Holy Family Catholic Primary School£7,430
#96Christ The King Catholic Primary School£7,411
#97Somerville Primary (NC) School£7,411
#98Arden Primary School£7,410
#99Cromwell Junior and Infant School£7,390
#100St Gerard's Catholic Primary School£7,362
#101Bordesley Village Primary School£7,360
#102Kings Rise Academy£7,355
#103Lift Four Dwellings Primary£7,346
#104Chandos Primary School£7,338
#105SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School£7,325
#106Grestone Academy£7,322
#107St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School£7,304
#108Ward End Primary School£7,301
#109SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School£7,300
#110St Peter's Catholic Primary School£7,300
#111St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School£7,282
#112St Columba's Catholic Primary School£7,275
#113Paganel Primary School£7,262
#114Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School£7,257
#115Westminster Primary School£7,234
#116Shaw Hill Primary School£7,220
#117St John's CofE Primary School£7,205
#118E-ACT Nechells Academy£7,202
#119St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School£7,198
#120Rookery School£7,181
#121Nansen Primary School£7,173
#122Featherstone Primary School£7,153
#123St Mark's Catholic Primary School£7,135
#124Hillstone Primary School£7,126
#125Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy£7,112
#126Barford Primary School£7,110
#127St Thomas Church of England Primary School£7,105
#128Stechford Primary School£7,092
#129Tame Valley Academy£7,087
#130Leigh Primary School£7,084
#131St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown£7,073
#132Brownmead Primary Academy£7,060
#133Ark Tindal Primary Academy£7,033
#134Twickenham Primary School£7,032
#135St Clement's Church of England Academy£7,030
#136St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery£7,028
#137Lift Lea Forest£7,024
#138Hollywood Primary School£7,010
#139Heath Mount Primary School£6,994
#140Birches Green Primary School£6,991
#141St Peters CofE Primary School£6,983
#142English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School£6,980
#143Grove School£6,973
#144Chilwell Croft Academy£6,933
#145St Edward's Catholic Primary School£6,931
#146St Bernard's Catholic Primary School£6,901
#147St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School£6,876
#148Summerfield Primary School£6,876
#149Manor Park Primary Academy£6,874
#150Cotteridge Primary School£6,865
#151Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School£6,863
#152William Murdoch Primary School£6,852
#153The Rosary Catholic Primary School£6,851
#154Turves Green Primary School£6,838
#155Marlborough Primary School£6,820
#156St Alban's Catholic Primary School£6,815
#157Conway Primary School£6,805
#158Story Wood School£6,803
#159Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy£6,796
#160Erdington Hall Primary School£6,792
#161Firs Primary School£6,786
#162Hawkesley Church Primary Academy£6,781
#163Raddlebarn Primary School£6,756
#164Gilbertstone Primary School£6,755
#165Highfield Junior and Infant School£6,750
#166Yardley Primary School£6,747
#167Oasis Academy Hobmoor£6,747
#168The Olive School, Small Heath£6,716
#169Cofton Primary School£6,708
#170Northfield Manor Primary Academy£6,696
#171Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy£6,694
#172Oasis Academy Woodview£6,693
#173St John Fisher Catholic Primary School£6,676
#174Alston Primary School£6,655
#175Acocks Green Primary School£6,643
#176Bordesley Green Primary School£6,639
#177The Oaklands Primary School£6,637
#178Lift Montgomery£6,636
#179St James Catholic Primary School£6,614
#180Brookfields Primary School£6,582
#181Oasis Academy Boulton£6,562
#182St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,548
#183Wheelers Lane Primary School£6,541
#184Hollyfield Primary School£6,525
#185Four Oaks Primary School£6,506
#186Oasis Academy Short Heath£6,505
#187St Brigid's Catholic Primary School£6,499
#188Springfield Primary Academy£6,498
#189Nishkam Primary School Birmingham£6,485
#190Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School£6,464
#191City Road Primary School£6,458
#192Coppice Primary School£6,450
#193Colmers Farm Primary School£6,418
#194St George's Church of England Primary School£6,417
#195Maney Hill Primary School£6,412
#196Kings Norton Primary School£6,398
#197Greenholm Primary School£6,397
#198Yenton Primary School£6,378
#199Lakey Lane Primary School£6,374
#200St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth£6,371
#201Abbey Catholic Primary School£6,369
#202Nonsuch Primary School£6,362
#203The Oval School£6,347
#204Robin Hood Academy£6,346
#205Canterbury Cross Primary School£6,334
#206Wylde Green Primary School£6,323
#207Al-Furqan Primary School£6,322
#208St Mary's Church of England Primary School£6,321
#209Paget Primary School£6,316
#210Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School£6,290
#211Whitehouse Common Primary School£6,270
#212Heathfield Primary School£6,257
#213Moor Hall Primary School£6,219
#214Greet Primary School£6,212
#215Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth)£6,195
#216St Thomas More Catholic Primary School£6,191
#217Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy£6,172
#218Moor Green Primary Academy£6,148
#219The Deanery Church of England Primary School£6,143
#220Bournville Village Primary£6,130
#221The Olive School, Birmingham£6,083
#222St Nicholas Catholic Primary School£6,080
#223St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,045
#224Green Meadow Primary School£6,044
#225St Michael's Church of England Primary School£6,033
#226Chilcote Primary School£5,996
#227Holy Cross Catholic Primary School£5,976
#228St Mary's Catholic Primary School£5,956
#229Yarnfield Primary School£5,929
#230Parkfield Community School£5,918
#231Heathlands Primary Academy£5,911
#232Mere Green Primary School£5,848
#233St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth£5,838
#234Kings Heath Primary School£5,811
#235Prince Albert Junior and Infant School£5,800
#236Audley Primary School£5,776
#237Dorrington Academy£5,733
#238Hodge Hill Primary School£5,722
#239Brookvale Primary School£5,687
#240Osborne Primary School£5,664
#241Oasis Academy Benson£5,593
#242Quinton Church Primary School£5,297
#243Slade Primary School£5,084
#244Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School£5,014
#245Oasis Academy Wattville£4,976
#246Hill West Primary School£4,833
#247Birchfield Primary School£3,869
#248The Meadows Primary School£2,912
#249Maryvale Catholic Primary School£2,405

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