St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 105508
- Address
- Cromwell Range, Birch-in-Rusholme, St James C of E Primary School, M14 6HW
- Website
- www.stjamesmanchester.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 215 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 43.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46%
- Persistent absence
- 15.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.0%
Pakistani 35.8%
White British 13.5%
Other 12.6%
Mixed 7%
Unclassified 6%
Other Asian 5.6%
African 5.6%
Bangladeshi 4.7%
Indian 3.7%
Other Black 2.8%
Other White 1.4%
Irish 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage0.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 74%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Admissions
St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 20
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 20 13 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 26 14 12 |
| Year 1 | 22 13 9 |
| Year 2 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 3 | 31 17 14 |
| Year 4 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 5 | 31 12 19 |
| Year 6 | 27 11 16 |