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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 152037
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

24 June 2021
Latest published outcome School remains Good
Published 14 September 2021 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Roman Catholic
Local authority Tameside
Trust CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 207 199 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 97 46.9% of pupils
Male pupils 110 53.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

44.0%
19.2 pts above England
School 44.0%
Tameside Council 36.1%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

21.7%
1.4 pts above England
School 21.7%
Tameside Council 16.1%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Tameside Council 0.9%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
68.1%
141
Indian
8.2%
17
Any other White background
6.8%
14
African
6.3%
13
Any other Black background
2.9%
6
Unclassified
2.4%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 47.8% 99 of 207 pupils
27.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 47.8%
Tameside Council 24.3%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 44.9% 93 pupils
England 14.8% 30.1 pts above
EHC plans 2.9% 6 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 46
Social, emotional & mental health 24
Moderate learning difficulty 9
Specific learning difficulty 5
Vision impairment 4
Hearing impairment 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.6% 10.4 pts above England
St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
98.6%
Tameside Council
92.1%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information