St James CofE Primary School
Wolverley Crescent, Oldbury, B69 1BG
449 pupils · 90% of 500 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Sandwell
- Free school meals
- 48.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 22 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 59% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 62 | 93 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 46 | 43 | 68 | 44 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 59 | 79 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 67 | 93 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 63 | 80 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 55 | 52 | 74 | 55 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 59 | 86 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 61 | 86 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Rowley Hall Primary School 0.6 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Langley Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Grace Mary Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Rounds Green Primary School 1.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Blackheath Primary School 1.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Causeway Green Primary School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.