St James Academy

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St James Primary School, inspected in February 2024.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover).

In 2025–26 St James Academy had 16.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).

Pupils per teacher

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 19.5% of pupils at St James Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 10.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

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All schools in Walsall · Walsall local authority: places and applications

St James Academy is part of Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Castlefort Academy Walsall
• Sunshine Academy Walsall
• Field Road Academy Walsall
• Beacon Academy Walsall
• Lindens Academy Sutton Coldfield
• Meadow View Academy Birmingham
• Barcroft Academy Willenhall
• Moorcroft Wood Academy Walsall

What is St James Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St James Academy is Good, from an inspection in February 2024 of its predecessor, St James Primary School.

When was St James Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

St James Academy was last inspected in September 2025.

How many pupils does St James Academy have?

St James Academy has 220 pupils on roll.

What age range does St James Academy cover?

St James Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is St James Academy?

St James Academy is at Great Charles Street, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 6AE.