St James CofE Primary School
School Name: St James CofE Primary School Address: Wolverley Crescent Town/City: Oldbury County: West Midlands Postcode: B69 1BG Telephone Number: 0121 552 5491 Website: www.stjamesprimary.co.uk
Phase: Primary (ages 3-11) Type: Voluntary controlled school Religious Denomination: Church of England Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 1999
Headteacher: Mr Daniel Heather
Capacity: 500
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 449 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 90% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 48.6%
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
- VI - Visual Impairment
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
- PD - Physical Disability
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
URN: 131673
DfE Number: 333/3006
UKPRN: 10075214
UPRN: 32054251
Region: West Midlands (E12000005)
District: Sandwell (E08000028)
Constituency: Smethwick (E14001478)
Electoral Ward: Langley (E05016620)
Diocese: CE02(Diocese of Birmingham)
Easting & Northing: 397915E, 288221N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 29' 33.12" N 2° 1' 55.22" W
Plus Code: 9C4VFXV9+25
DfE Record: View record
- The Primrose Centre (0.5km)
- Rowley Hall Primary School (0.6km)
- Langley Primary School (1.1km)
- Grace Mary Primary School (1.3km)
- Rounds Green Primary School (1.3km)
- St Michael's Church of England High School (1.4km)
- Al Khair Primary School (1.4km)
- Blackheath Primary School (1.4km)
- The Westminster School (1.5km)
- Causeway Green Primary School (1.5km)
Predecessor schools†
- Miss Terri Bunting - Governor. Appointed on 19 January 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 18 January 2027.
- Mrs Leah Dearn - Governor. Appointed on 4 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 September 2027.
- Mr Daniel Heather - Governor. Appointed on 4 September 2023 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Ms Tracy Hubball - Governor. Appointed on 13 September 2022 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 12 September 2026.
- Mrs Amy Jordan - Governor. Appointed on 24 April 2026 (Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)). Term runs until 23 April 2030.
- Mrs Pascaline Piot-Willimott - Governor. Appointed on 18 July 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 17 July 2027.
- Mr Christoper Sale - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 19 October 2022 (Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)). Term runs until 19 October 2026.
- Ms Madeleine Saunders - Governor. Appointed on 16 April 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 April 2028.
- Dr Hakeem Yusuf - Governor. Appointed on 8 October 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 October 2028.