St James CofE Primary SchoolThe Primrose Centre

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares St James CofE Primary School and The Primrose Centre.

St James CofE Primary School was judged the expected standard and The Primrose Centre was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St James CofE Primary School (55.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

St James CofE Primary School versus The Primrose Centre compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	OldburySt James CofE Primary School	Rowley RegisThe Primrose Centre	England average
Overview
Our score	C57/100	Not scored
Local ranking	45th of 91 in Sandwell	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Expected	Ofsted: Good
School type	Voluntary controlled school	Pupil referral unit
Phase	Primary	Not reported
Age range	3-11	5-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	451	17
Capacity	500	Not reported
Location	Oldbury, B69 1BG	Rowley Regis, B65 9JP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	59.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	12.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	104.0	Not reported	106.0
Maths average scaled score	105.0	Not reported	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	451	17
Free school meals (ever 6)	52.4%	58.8%
English as an additional language	25.1%	11.8%
SEN support	17.1%	52.9%
SEN with an EHC plan	2.9%	35.3%
Attendance
Overall absence	6.2%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	20.2%	Not reported	15.8%

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

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