St James' CofE Primary School Gorton

Type	Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range	3-11
Religion	Church of England
Address	Stelling Street Gorton Manchester M18 8LW
Phone	01612232423
Reference Number	141689

General Makeup

Number of pupils	447
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 53.24% Girls: 46.76%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	58.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	33.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	27.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	28.5
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	28.6

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	38	19	57
2	33	26	59
3	24	34	58
4	32	27	59
5	34	26	60
6	31	31	62

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	27.7%
African	21.7%
Pakistani	9.6%
White, Other	6%
Mixed, Other	4.3%
White & Black (Caribbean)	2.5%
Indian	2.2%
Caribbean	2%
Unclassified	1.8%
Asian, Other	1.8%
White & Black (African)	1.3%
Chinese	0.9%
White & Asian	0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating	Good
Last Inspection Date	2023-06-28

Date	Description	Report
2023-05-04	School inspection	School inspection
2018-02-14	Full inspection:	Full inspection:

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Don't Know	Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school	100	31	2	0	0	133
2. My child feels safe at this school	107	24	2	0	0	133
3. My child makes good progress at this school	92	38	0	0	3	133
4. My child is well looked after at this school	101	30	1	0	1	133
5. My child is taught well at this school	102	31	0	0	0	133
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age	59	59	9	2	4	133
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved	75	50	4	0	4	133
8. This school deals effectively with bullying	34	31	8	2	58	133
9. This school is well led and managed	92	37	3	0	1	133
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise	75	46	7	0	5	133
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress	76	53	3	1	0	133
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent?		131	2

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard	47%	Unlock	Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard	3%	Unlock	Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject	School	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	100	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	101	Unlock	Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	0	Unlock	Unlock
Writing	2.3	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	1.1	Unlock	Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	37	1
Third Preference	41	1
From another Local Authority	1	0

Previous Years

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Name	Distance
Abbey Hey Primary Academy Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M18 8PF	0.3 miles
Sacred Heart RC Primary School Knutsford Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7NJ	0.48 miles
Old Hall Drive Academy Old Hall Drive, Gorton, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M18 7FU	0.48 miles
Varna Community Primary School Chisholm Street, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2LE	0.57 miles
St Clement's CofE Primary School Abbey Hey Lane, Higher Openshaw, Manchester, M11 1LR	0.64 miles
St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Ellenbrook Close, Gorton, Manchester, M12 5LZ	0.78 miles
Oasis Academy Aspinal Broadacre Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7NY	0.8 miles
All Saints Primary School Belle Vue Street, Gorton, Manchester, M12 5PW	0.83 miles
Higher Openshaw Community School Saunton Road, Higher Openshaw, Manchester, M11 1AJ	0.89 miles
Gorton Primary School Mount Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7GR	0.91 miles
St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy Parkhouse Street, Openshaw, Manchester, M11 2JX	0.93 miles
Rushbrook Primary Academy Shillingford Road, Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire, M18 7TN	0.98 miles
St Anne's RC Primary School Clarendon Road, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5QA	1.11 miles
St Richard's RC Primary School Wilpshire Avenue, Longsight, Manchester, M12 5TL	1.11 miles
Rodney House School 2 Albert Grove, Longsight, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M12 4WF	1.12 miles
Fairfield Road Primary School Grove Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AF	1.13 miles
Crowcroft Park Primary School Stovell Avenue, Manchester, M12 5SY	1.19 miles
Stanley Grove Primary Academy STANLEY GROVE, RUSHFORD STREET, LONGSIGHT, GREATER MANCHESTER, M12 4NL	1.2 miles
Manchester Road Primary Academy Manchester Road, Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire, M43 6GD	1.21 miles
Denton West End Primary School Balmoral Drive, Denton, Manchester, Lancashire, M34 2JX	1.24 miles

Name	Distance
Progress Schools - Gorton Hideout Youth Zone, 1 Queens Avenue, Manchester, M12 5PX	0.56 miles
Co-op Academy Belle Vue 450 Hyde Road, Manchester, M12 4BA	0.7 miles
Music Stuff Unit 2, The Cuthbert Centre, 877 Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M11 2NA	0.77 miles
Wright Robinson College Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, Manchester, M18 8RL	0.77 miles
LTE Group Whitworth House, Whitworth St, Openshaw, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11 2WH	0.85 miles
St Peter's RC High School Kirkmanshulme Lane, Greater Manchester, M12 4WB	0.93 miles
Cedar Mount Academy GORTON EDUCATION VILLAGE, 50 WEMBLEY ROAD, GORTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, M18 7DT	0.97 miles
Melland High School GORTON EDUCATION VILLAGE, 50 WEMBLEY ROAD, GORTON, GREATER MANCHESTER, M18 7DT	0.97 miles
Grange School Matthews Lane, Gorton, Manchester, M12 4GR	1 miles
Fairfield High School for Girls Fairfield Avenue, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AB	1.1 miles
Connell Co-Op College 301 Alan Turing Way, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11 3BS	1.32 miles
The East Manchester Academy 60 Grey Mare Lane, Beswick, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M11 3DS	1.34 miles
Droylsden Academy MANOR ROAD, DROYLSDEN, MANCHESTER, GREATER MANCHESTER, M43 6QD	1.36 miles
Reddish Hall School Denstone Road, Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire, SK5 6UY	1.47 miles
Dean Trust Ardwick 345 Stockport Road, Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire, M13 0LF	1.54 miles
Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy 19 Albert Road, Manchester, M19 2EQ	1.7 miles
Manchester Enterprise Academy Central Lytham Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M14 6PL	1.84 miles
The Manchester Grammar School Old Hall Lane, Manchester, M13 0XT	1.92 miles
Reddish Vale High School Reddish Vale Road, Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire, SK5 7HD	2.02 miles
Denton Community College Taylor Lane, Denton, Manchester, Lancashire, M34 3NG	2.02 miles

St James' CofE Primary School Gorton

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

Ofsted Parent View

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Progress Scores

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Basics

Age Range

Special Schools

Independent Schools

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Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

Students Meeting higher standard

GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)