St James Academy

Walsall · WS8 6AE

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 220 pupils, 48.8% FSM

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St James Academy

General Information

Address: Great Charles Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AE – View on map
Phone: 01543452328
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Joanne Wilson
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

220 pupils out of 236 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 102
% eligible for free school meals: 48.8%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Walsall average)
English as an additional language: 6% (England 22%)

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Walsall: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 5 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 4 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Walsall, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 19.5%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 10.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 18 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 11 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 13 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Severe learning difficulty: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Behaviour

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Headteacher Approval

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.

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37th of 49 primary schools in Walsall for Ofsted rating

#35St Francis Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#36St Giles Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#37St James AcademyGood
#38St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#39St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Beacon AcademyOutstanding
#2St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, DarlastonOutstanding
#3All Saints National AcademyGood
#4Barcroft AcademyGood
#5Birchills Church of England Community AcademyGood
#6Butts Primary SchoolGood
#7Castlefort AcademyGood
#8Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Chuckery Primary SchoolGood
#10Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#11County Bridge Primary SchoolGood
#12Edgar Stammers Primary AcademyGood
#13Elmore Green Primary SchoolGood
#14Fibbersley Park AcademyGood
#15Greenfield Primary SchoolGood
#16Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#17King Charles Primary SchoolGood
#18Lindens AcademyGood
#19Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#20Lodge Farm Primary SchoolGood
#21Lower Farm Primary SchoolGood
#22Manor Primary SchoolGood
#23Meadow View AcademyGood
#24Millfield Primary SchoolGood
#25Moorcroft Wood AcademyGood
#26North Walsall Primary AcademyGood
#27Old Church Church of England C Primary SchoolGood
#28Pheasey Park Farm Primary School and Early Years CentreGood
#29Pinfold Street Primary SchoolGood
#30Radleys Primary SchoolGood
#31Rushall Primary SchoolGood
#32Ryders Hayes SchoolGood
#33Salisbury Primary SchoolGood
#34St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#35St Francis Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#36St Giles Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#37St James AcademyGood
#38St John's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#39St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#40St Michael's Church of England C Primary SchoolGood
#41St Peter's Catholic Primary School, BloxwichGood
#42Walsall Wood SchoolGood
#43Watling Street Primary SchoolGood
#44Whetstone Field Primary SchoolGood
#45Woodlands Academy of LearningGood
#46Woods Bank AcademyGood
#47Bentley West Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#48Hillary Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#49Pool Hayes Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil, and how this school compares to others nearby, will appear here once we've linked in official DfE spending data.

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