# St James' CofE Primary School Gorton

St James' CofE Primary School Gorton is a primary school in Manchester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 466 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141689. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 466
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 141689

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, May 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 5 May 2023
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, 48% of pupils at St James' CofE Primary School Gorton met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Manchester and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 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.

- [Abbey Hey Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-hey-primary-academy-e139404): 480 m. Primary. Improved significantly, November 2024. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sacred Heart RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-rc-primary-school-e134479): 780 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Old Hall Drive Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-hall-drive-academy-e142501): 780 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Progress Schools - Gorton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-schools-gorton-e148542): 890 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Varna Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/varna-community-primary-school-e105459): 910 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Clement's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clements-cofe-primary-school-e105501): 1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 58% 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/141689)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141689)

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