St James CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Oldbury, Sandwell
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.417 miles
Published by Sandwell Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St James CofE Primary School is a primary school in Oldbury, Sandwell for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Sandwell has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
St James CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.417 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.417 miles away, the 7th shortest of 22 Sandwell primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 had 62 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 4 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- There are 28.2 pupils per teacher, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Sandwell is 22.1.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sandwell schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wolverley Crescent, Oldbury, B69 1BG
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Sandwell
- Pupils on roll
- 449 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 12 May 2026
Strengths
- “The school vision, ‘Let us love...Let us thrive,’ is woven through every aspect of school life.”
- “Pupils are known, valued and heard.”
- “They learn in a happy, caring school with a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone is included.”
To improve
- “Although reading outcomes in 2025 were below average, a high number of pupils joined the school mid year, and, although they made progress, they didn't catch up with their peers.”
- “However, some higher-attaining pupils are not stretched to achieve all that they can.”
- “However, indoor areas are better developed for learning than outdoor areas.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 59% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 62 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sandwell.
- Rowley Hall Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Langley Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grace Mary Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rounds Green Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Blackheath Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Causeway Green Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oakham Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Springfield Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published