St James' Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Rochdale. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 11/01/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Crossfield Road, Rochdale

School Information

Address: Crossfield Road, Rochdale, OL12 9JW
Website: www.stjameswardle.co.uk
Telephone: 01706378268
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Rochdale
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Judith Rainford
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144689

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 211
Number of Boys: 110
Number of Girls: 101

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4.1 to 0.3
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James' Church of England Primary School
Crossfield Road , Wardle OL12 9JW 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery
Union Road , OL12 9QA 		3out of 4 1,448 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Kentmere Primary Academy
Kentmere Avenue , Smallbridge OL12 9EE 		4out of 4 1,996 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Littleborough
Whitelees Road , OL15 8DU 		3out of 4 2,106 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Alice Ingham Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Millgate , Halifax Road OL16 2NU 		1out of 4 2,237 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wardle Academy
Birch Road , Wardle OL12 9RD 		3out of 4 832 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Howarth School
Great Howarth Road , OL12 9HJ 		- not rated 1,359 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Meadows School
Egerton House , Wardle Road OL12 9EN 		- not rated 1,695 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Springside
Albert Royds Street , Rochdale OL16 2SU 		3out of 4 2,356 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Rochdale Islamic Academy
36 Taylor Street , OL12 0HX 		- not rated 3,101 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Rochdale Islamic Academy
Greenbank Rd , Rochdale OL12 0HZ 		- not rated 3,128 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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