Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James
Halifax Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 2BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gail Duxbury
- Religious ethos
- None
- Diocese
- Diocese of Birmingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Tudor Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 241
- URN
- 139007
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01217447897
About this school
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James is a Church of England primary academy in Solihull. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 241 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 77% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 23% | 3% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 87% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 83% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Solihull average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 58.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 62.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 242 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James compares
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James ranked 44th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 3.9% | 9% | 241 | — |
| Burman Infant School | — | 5.6% | 12.5% | 169 | 0.4 miles |
| Haslucks Green School | — | — | — | 254 | 0.4 miles |
| Shirley Heath Junior School | 64% | 4.8% | 18.4% | 420 | 0.5 miles |
| Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.6% | 12.6% | 247 | 0.5 miles |
| Woodlands Infant School | — | 3.9% | 15.3% | 204 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9%
- English as an additional language
- 20.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 6.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burman Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Haslucks Green School0.4 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Shirley Heath Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Solihull
-
Woodlands Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Solihull
Other schools in Solihull
Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James ranks 32nd of the 32 ranked primary schools in Solihull.
- Bentley Heath Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Burman Infant School Primary
- Cheswick Green Primary School Primary
- Coppice Academy Primary
- Cranmore Infant School Primary
- Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Dickens Heath Community Primary School Primary
- Dorridge Primary School Primary
- George Fentham Endowed School Primary
- Greswold Primary School Primary
- Haslucks Green School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James teach?
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Solihull.
- Who is the headteacher of Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James?
- The headteacher of Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James is Mrs Gail Duxbury, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James?
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James has 241 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James full?
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James has capacity for 240 pupils and 241 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James a faith school?
- Yes. Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Birmingham.
- Does Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James?
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James is part of TUDOR GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James rank locally?
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James ranked 44th of 45 primary schools in Solihull for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James's absence rate?
- Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tudor Grange Primary Academy, St James's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.