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St James Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

person Mr Mark Woolley (Headteacher)

location_onHyde, SK14 3DQ

language Visit Website phone 1613683455

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

197

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St James Catholic Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Hyde, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 69% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St James Catholic Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Hyde, Tameside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 198 pupils on roll, of whom 53% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #49 of 74 primaries in Tameside and #9,246 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 3.4%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 59%

Reading73% LA 74%

Writing64% LA 68%

Maths68% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading73% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading48% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.1

-5.2 to 0.3

1.2

Write

LA -0.8

-1.5 to 3.8

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.0

-3.1 to 2.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading67% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA 0.7

-4.7 to 0.3

-1.1

Write

LA 0.3

-3.4 to 1.2

0.1

Maths

LA 0.9

-2.0 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 62%

Reading52% LA 72%

Writing64% LA 77%

Maths48% LA 74%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA 0.2

-2.5 to 2.3

0.7

Write

LA 0.3

-1.6 to 3

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.7 to 1.7

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#9,246 / 15,231	#49	#10,463	#1
2024	#7,520 / 15,713	#40	#10,423	#1
2023	#8,367 / 15,253	#40	#1	#9,533
2019	#9,998 / 13,571	#51	#1	#9,690
2018	#8,028 / 12,625	#48	#1	#6,511

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2025

Inspection Report

23 June 2021

Inspection Report

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20 January 2016

Inspection Report

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27 January 2014

Inspection Report

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12 November 2013

Inspection Report

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28 November 2011

Inspection Report

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10 November 2010

Inspection Report

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01 July 2009

Inspection Report

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05 July 2006

Inspection Report

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30 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-01-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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2013-11-12

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 198 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	198	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	208	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	200	3	1.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	197	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	187	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	201	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	194	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	197	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	195	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	175	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	175	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	164	1	0.6%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	172	2	1.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	167	3	1.8%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	169	4	2.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	189	4	2.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	176	3	1.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	169	5	3.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	172	4	2.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	170	8	4.7%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	175	2	1.1%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 34 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Visual Impairment 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils