# St James' Church of England Primary School

St James' Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Tameside, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 230 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147916. [Tameside](https://openindex.co.uk/tameside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 230
- Council: Tameside
- URN: 147916

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 13 November 2024
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, 68% of pupils at St James' Church of England Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Tameside and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 68% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [The Heys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-heys-primary-school-e106201): 200 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [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): 370 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parochial-cofe-primary-and-nursery-school-ashton-under-lyne-e146703): 460 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hurst-knoll-st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e106229): 530 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Tameside College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tameside-college-e130516): 640 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Canon Johnson CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/canon-johnson-cofe-primary-school-e146716): 770 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 62% 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/147916)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147916)

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