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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 21 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St James Primary School, URN 131581
- 19 September 2018Graded inspection: Good · as St James Primary School, URN 131581
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry48 applications · 27 places offered · 27 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.8; Walsall median median 1.6
- 2025 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2024 1.4; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2023 1.6; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2022 1.4; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2021 1.5; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2020 1.6; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2019 1.3; Walsall median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.3; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 1.2; Walsall median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.3; Walsall median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2014 1.3; Walsall median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Walsall median
Dashed bars: as St James Primary School (URN 131581), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 27 | 48 | 1.8 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 * | 25 | 38 | 1.5 | 25 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 24 | 34 | 1.4 | 20 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2023 * | 30 | 47 | 1.6 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 42 | 1.4 | 23 | 0.77 |
| Sep 2021 * | 30 | 45 | 1.5 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 49 | 1.6 | 32 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2019 * | 29 | 37 | 1.3 | 22 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2018 * | 27 | 35 | 1.3 | 21 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2017 * | 25 | 31 | 1.2 | 17 | 0.68 |
| Sep 2016 * | 23 | 30 | 1.3 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2015 * | 24 | 31 | 1.3 | 16 | 0.67 |
| Sep 2014 * | 29 | 39 | 1.3 | 21 | 0.72 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St James AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.8applications per place
- 0.4 km · WalsallGood20241.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · WalsallGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · WalsallGood20221.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · WalsallRemains Good20221.6applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · WalsallGood20222.1applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · WalsallGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · WalsallGood20231.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · WalsallGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151996 · 335/2248
- Capacity
- 236 pupils · 220 on roll
- Free school meals
- 48.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2025
- Replaced
- St James Primary School (URN 131581)
- Address
- Great Charles Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AE
- Local authority
- Walsall
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources