Voluntary aided school · Dudley

St James's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
390Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
103851URN

Kingsway, Wollaston, Stourbridge, DY8 4RU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

96 applications for 49 places · 55th of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Dudley median (2.4) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

96 applications · 49 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.2; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 1.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 1.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 2.3; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 1.8; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 2.0; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 1.8; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 1.7; Dudley median median 2.4
2015 1.9; Dudley median median 2.3
2014 1.8; Dudley median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Dudley median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Dudley median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	49	96	2.0	45	0.92
Sep 2025	54	90	1.7	48	0.89
Sep 2024	42	93	2.2	42	1.00
Sep 2023	57	106	1.9	51	0.89
Sep 2022	60	114	1.9	60	1.00
Sep 2021	60	112	1.9	60	1.00
Sep 2020	59	136	2.3	71	1.20
Sep 2019	60	106	1.8	57	0.95
Sep 2018	60	117	2.0	68	1.13
Sep 2017	60	109	1.8	57	0.95
Sep 2016	60	99	1.7	52	0.87
Sep 2015	60	113	1.9	60	1.00
Sep 2014	59	104	1.8	59	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 83% · Maths 81% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%21st of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dudley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	8%	107	105
2023/24	59%	5%	105	104
2022/23	68%	8%	106	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St James's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Ashwood Park Primary School
0.7 km · Dudley

Requires improvement2024

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
The Ridge Primary School
1.1 km · Dudley

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Amblecote Primary School
1.2 km · Dudley

2026

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Brook Primary School
1.3 km · Dudley

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
King Edward VI College Stourbridge
1.6 km · Dudley

Not yet inspected
Belle Vue Primary School
1.7 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Greenfield Primary School
1.9 km · Dudley

Good2024

3.5applications per place
Gig Mill Primary School
1.9 km · Dudley

Good2020

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 103851 · 332/3358
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 390 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kingsway, Wollaston, Stourbridge, DY8 4RU
Local authority: Dudley

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources