St James Academy
Great Charles Street, Walsall, WS8 6AE
220 pupils · 93% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Free school meals
- 48.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 February 2024, published 19 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 27 | 27 | 48 | 27 |
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
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Millfield Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Watling Street Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Walsall Wood School 1.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Brownhills West Primary School 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.