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James Watt Primary School

Boulton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RE

Local ranking150th of 273 primary schools in Birmingham
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

480

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
54.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
71.0%
Writing (Expected)
77.0%
Maths (Expected)
66.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
77.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
102.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
56

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
446
Boys
223 (53%)
Girls
200 (47%)
Capacity
480 (88% full)
SEND
18.8%
FSM Eligible
53.4%
EAL
66.8%
SEN with EHC Plan
0.2%
SEN Support
18.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
26.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
16.2
Budget per Pupil
£7,854/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.5% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Indian: 32.9%
  • Asian Pakistani: 21.1%
  • Black Caribbean: 8.4%
  • Black African: 8.4%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 7.0%
  • Other: 6.3%
  • Mixed Other: 4.1%
  • Black Other: 2.5%

32.9%

Asian Indian

21.1%

Asian Pakistani

8.4%

Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01214644736
enquiry@jameswattp.bham.sch.uk
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Boulton Road

Birmingham, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN
134102
UKPRN
10071778
Establishment No.
2015

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