St James' CofE Primary School, Coldwaltham

St James' School caters for children between the ages of 4 and 11, Reception to year 6. The school is a small, happy and lively place with a homely feel.

The extensive grounds surrounding the school building equipped with wooden adventure play area, picnic tables, a pond, Forest Schools area, wildlife areas and allotment, take full advantage of the glorious location in which it sits, close to the beautiful south downs. In January 2005 a collaboration between our two schools was formed.

This means that the schools share an Executive Head Teacher who shares her time equally between the two. The positive benefits of the collaboration have been to preserve the atmosphere and ethos of the village school whilst broadening educational opportunities and experiences for each child.

We also benefit by sharing resources, capitalising on staff expertise and joint pupil activities. This is what we value in our schools: At St James' and Amberley Schools we understand the importance of every day in each child's life and we believe that all our children have the right to the best possible learning experiences during their time with us.