Community school · Birmingham

James Watt Primary School

3–11Ages
423Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134102URN

Boulton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2015

Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.2 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

94 applications for 38 places · 163rd of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2015

Some aspects not as strongUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

Inspection history

9 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Some aspects not as strong
11 February 2015
Graded inspection: 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Birmingham median (2.7) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

94 applications · 38 places offered · 36 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.7; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 3.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 3.4; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 2.6; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 2.2; Birmingham median median 2.1

This school
Birmingham 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	38	94	2.5	36	0.95
Sep 2025	47	107	2.3	45	0.96
Sep 2024	35	94	2.7	33	0.94
Sep 2023	34	101	3.0	29	0.85
Sep 2022	30	102	3.4	30	1.00
Sep 2021	39	100	2.6	39	1.00
Sep 2020	54	138	2.6	50	0.93
Sep 2019	46	135	2.9	45	0.98
Sep 2018	52	120	2.3	52	1.00
Sep 2017	60	133	2.2	65	1.08
Sep 2016	60	137	2.3	66	1.10
Sep 2015	60	136	2.3	73	1.22
Sep 2014	59	127	2.2	54	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 77% · Maths 66% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%206th of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	54%	0%	103	102
2023/24	60%	2%	104	103
2022/23	50%	2%	101	103

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

James Watt Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Some aspects not as strong2024

2.5applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Boulton
0.2 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2024

4.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Oasis Academy Benson
0.6 km · Birmingham

Special measures Inadequate2023

3.2applications per place
Oasis Academy Foundry
0.7 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2023

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Grove School
0.7 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth
1.0 km · Birmingham

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
William Murdoch Primary School
1.0 km · Birmingham

Good2022

2.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Nishkam Primary School Birmingham
1.0 km · Birmingham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth
1.2 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 134102 · 330/2015
Capacity: 480 pupils · 423 on roll
Free school meals: 53.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2004
Address: Boulton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0RE
Local authority: Birmingham

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