As part of Dudley Academies Trust, we benefit from:

• Support from a team of Outstanding Practitioners – teachers who are experts in their subjects who work with our teachers and your children
• Help with recruiting exceptional teaching staff
• Shared best practice in the classroom
• Shared resources
• Shared learner support
• An excellent Careers programme
• Investment in our buildings, IT and facilities
• The latest available learning technologies
• A tried and tested model of how to improve behaviour and motivate learners
• The resources and expertise of Dudley College of Technology

In addition, St James Academy offers:

• A friendly school with a positive feeling in the class rooms and the corridors
• A relatively small school community with a caring ethos
• A Literacy for Life programme that acts as a bridge between primary and secondary school
• A broad range of extra-curricular clubs, teams, activities and trips
• A central location in easy reach of Dudley bus station, but away from the noise and bustle
• Large playing fields and good facilities for sport and drama
• The determination that your child will progress with us and leave with a bright future ahead.