St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 18 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
219 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
46.1%
Girls
53.9%
First language not English
46.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
33.3%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.4%
Pupil ethnicities
Pakistani 36.1%
Other 11.4%
White British 11%
Mixed 8.6%
Other Asian 6.8%
Indian 5%
Bangladeshi 5%
African 5%
Unclassified 5%
Other Black 2.3%
Other White 1.4%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage0.3
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
25
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
25
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
25
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
24
13
11
Reception, Full-time
20
12
8
Year 1
29
11
18
Year 2
27
14
13
Year 3
29
16
13
Year 4
31
14
17
Year 5
29
11
18
Year 6
30
10
20
Year 2023-2024

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