St James' Catholic High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 23 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
- 824 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.3%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.6%
White British 76.2%
Mixed 5.4%
Other White 4.4%
Indian 2.7%
Other Asian 2.2%
African 2.1%
Chinese 1.9%
Irish 1.8%
Other 1.2%
Other Black 1%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 46%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51
Local authority average 47.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.6
Local authority average 4.25
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 46 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 163 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 161 |
Admissions
St James' Catholic High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 151
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 169
- 2nd preference
- 134
- 3rd preference
- 156
- From another Local Authority
- 75
Offers
- 1st preference
- 121
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 19
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 162 76 86 |
| Year 8 | 167 80 87 |
| Year 9 | 165 90 75 |
| Year 10 | 166 77 89 |
| Year 11 | 164 82 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 84.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 34.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 8.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 62.0% 41.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |