# Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School

Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Tameside, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 187 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E106229. [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 187
- Council: Tameside
- URN: 106229

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 19 May 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 47% of pupils at Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Tameside and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Tameside | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-mount-carmel-rc-primary-school-ashton-under-lyne-e131285): 320 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e147916): 530 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Heys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-heys-primary-school-e106201): 560 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oasis Academy Broadoak](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-broadoak-e144569): 660 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ashton Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-sixth-form-college-e146816): 810 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parochial-cofe-primary-and-nursery-school-ashton-under-lyne-e146703): 860 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/106229)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/106229)

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