St James' Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 24 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Unique reference
- 106142
- Address
- St James' Way, Cheadle Hulme, SK8 6PZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 823 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 10.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.1%
- Persistent absence
- 15.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.3%
White British 76.3%
Mixed 5.7%
Other White 3.8%
Indian 2.8%
Other Asian 2.8%
African 1.9%
Irish 1.8%
Chinese 1.8%
Other 1.3%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.23
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.04
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 49%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.5
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.54
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 158 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 157 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
St James' Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 163
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 164
- 3rd preference
- 170
- From another Local Authority
- 107
Offers
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 34
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 169 81 88 |
| Year 8 | 168 92 76 |
| Year 9 | 167 77 90 |
| Year 10 | 161 80 81 |
| Year 11 | 158 80 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 18.0% 35.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 7.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 59.0% 41.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |