James Watt Primary School

State-Funded School

james-watt-primary-school-birmingham-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

BirminghamLocal Authority

Birmingham LadywoodConstituency

B21 0REPostcode

3.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

James Watt Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Birmingham, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 423 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2015

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

Asian

61%

Black

18%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

423

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

65%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 423
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Some aspects not as strong

Ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
6 Mar 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.