# St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Tameside, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 207 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E152037. [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 207
- Council: Tameside
- URN: 152037

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, June 2021
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 24 June 2021
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.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [Pinfold Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pinfold-primary-school-e148686): 430 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023
- [Discovery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/discovery-academy-e140428): 760 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Peak Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peak-forest-e150682): 770 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Arundale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arundale-primary-school-e148687): 780 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023
- [Hawthorns School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawthorns-school-e140133): 870 m. Special. Standards maintained, April 2025
- [Broadbottom Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadbottom-church-of-england-primary-school-e152203): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed

## 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/152037)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/152037)

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