Rednal Hill Infant SchoolSt James Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Birmingham.

Summary of the comparison

Rednal Hill Infant School and St James Catholic Primary School are primary schools in Birmingham.

  • Rednal Hill Infant School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St James Catholic Primary School scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St James Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Rednal Hill Infant School was judged Good and St James Catholic Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St James Catholic Primary School (90.0% in 2022-23, 93.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Rednal Hill Infant School versus St James Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BirminghamRednal Hill Infant SchoolBirminghamSt James Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100B82/100Stronger figure
Local ranking259th of 275 in Birmingham 9th of 275 in Birmingham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-7 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll282 210
Capacity270 210
LocationBirmingham, B45 8QY Birmingham, B45 9BN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported93.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported17.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported111.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported114.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census282 210
Free school meals (ever 6)43.4% 20.9%
English as an additional language7.8% 3.3%
SEN support17.7% 6.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 1.4%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence16.8% 6.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Rednal Hill Infant School

St James Catholic Primary School

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