St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme is a primary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/03/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Cromwell Range, Manchester, M14 6HW
Website: www.stjamesmanchester.co.uk/
Telephone: 01612246173
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Manchester
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Gavin Shortall
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105508

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 235
Number of Boys: 105
Number of Girls: 130

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 4.2 Confidence interval 1.9 to 6.6
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 1.4 to 5.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

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

School:29%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Martenscroft Nursery School & Children's Centre
33 Epping Street , Hulme M15 6PA
4out of 4 2,914 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme
Cromwell Range , Birch-in-Rusholme M14 6HW
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Birchfields Primary School
Lytham Road , Fallowfield M14 6PL
3out of 4 889 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Heald Place Primary School
Heald Place , Rusholme M14 7PN
3out of 4 1,070 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Longsight Community Primary
Farrer Road , Longsight M13 0QX
3out of 4 1,170 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School
20 Blue Moon Way , Rusholme M14 7SH
3out of 4 1,270 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central
Lytham Road , Levenshulme M14 6PL
- not rated 913 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Manchester Academy
Moss Lane East , Moss Side M14 4PX
2out of 4 1,787 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dean Trust Ardwick
345 Stockport Road , M13 0LF
3out of 4 1,802 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Levenshulme High School
Crossley Road , Levenshulme M19 1FS
4out of 4 1,975 yd Academy sponsor led No Girls More About School
St Peter's RC High School
Kirkmanshulme Lane , M12 4WB
3out of 4 2,210 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Xaverian College
Lower Park Road , M14 5RB
- not rated 997 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Loreto College
Chichester Road , Hulme M15 5PB
- not rated 3,195 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Hulme's Grammar School
Spring Bridge Road , M16 8PR
3out of 4 2,369 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Manchester Grammar School
Old Hall Lane , M13 0XT
- not rated 438 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Manchester High School for Girls
Grangethorpe Road , M14 6HS
- not rated 483 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Withington Girls' School
Wellington Road , Fallowfield M14 6BL
- not rated 1,319 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Manchester Hospital School
3rd Floor School , Royal Manchester Children's Hospital M13 9WL
3out of 4 1,613 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy
4-6 Park Grove , M19 3AQ
- not rated 1,694 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.