St James' Catholic High School is a secondary school located in Cheadle. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's outcomes for pupils is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 23/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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St James' Way, Cheadle

School Information

Address: St James' Way, Cheadle, SK8 6PZ
Website: http://www.stjamescheadle.co.uk
Telephone: 01614826900
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Stockport
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Anthony Pontifex
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 106142

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 23/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 800
Number of Pupils: 795
Number of Boys: 420
Number of Girls: 375

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.31 Confidence interval 0.11 to 0.51
Of the 155 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 153 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:52%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:65%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:54.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.73
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thorn Grove Primary School
Woodstock Avenue , Cheadle Hulme SK8 7LD
3out of 4 557 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hursthead Infant School
Kirkstead Road , Cheadle Hulme SK8 7PZ
4out of 4 1,301 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hursthead Junior School
Kirkstead Road , Cheadle Hulme SK8 7PZ
3out of 4 1,329 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Primary School
Outwood Road , Heald Green SK8 3ND
3out of 4 1,548 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Moss Hey Primary School
Eskdale Avenue , Bramhall SK7 1DS
3out of 4 1,581 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James' Catholic High School
St James' Way , Cheadle Hulme SK8 6PZ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Cheadle Hulme High School
Woods Lane , Cheadle Hulme SK8 7JY
4out of 4 1,001 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Laurus Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle Road , SK8 5GB
- not rated 2,618 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College
Cheadle Road , Cheadle Hulme SK8 5HA
- not rated 2,735 yd Further education No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cheadle Hulme School
Claremont Road , Cheadle Hulme SK8 6EF
- not rated 1,107 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Royal School, Manchester
Stanley Road , Cheadle Hulme SK8 6RQ
4out of 4 1,125 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School
Royal College Manchester (Seashell Trust)
Stanley Road , SK8 6RQ
- not rated 1,125 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Greenbank Preparatory School
Heathbank Road , Cheadle Hulme SK8 6HU
- not rated 1,393 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Valley School
Whitehaven Road , Bramhall SK7 1EN
4out of 4 1,490 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.