Academy sponsor led · Primary
Walsall · WS8 6HX · Walsall
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 151996
St James Academy
Academy converter · Walsall · WS8 6AE
Ages 3–11 · 220 pupils · Walsall
Ofsted
School remains Good
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-03-19
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill93%
220 pupils · 236 places
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- Boys / girls
- 116 / 104
- School capacity
- 236
- Capacity fill
- 220 / 236 (93%)
- Free school meals
- 48.8%
- FSM pupils
- 102
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Wilson
Location
- Address
- Great Charles Street, Brownhills
- Postcode
- WS8 6AE
- Town
- Walsall
- County
- West Midlands
- Local authority
- Walsall
- District
- Walsall
- Constituency
- Aldridge-Brownhills
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Walsall, Walsall, 220 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 48.8%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Wilson
- Telephone
- 01543452328