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Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School

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

personMrs Alicia Bellshaw

location_onKettleshulme. High Peak, SK23 7QU

language Visit Website phone 1663738020

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

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Expected Standard

44%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Kettleshulme. High Peak, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Kettleshulme. High Peak, Cheshire East, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 66 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 44% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 22% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #103 of 114 primaries in Cheshire East and #13,114 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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 14.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.6 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

44%

LA 62%

Reading78% LA 78%

Writing44% LA 72%

Maths67% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading77% LA 78% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading90% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.0

Read

LA 0.7

-0.1 to 8.1

1.7

Write

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 5.6

-1.6

Maths

LA 0.3

-5.4 to 2.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading71% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.8

Read

LA 0.0

-7.7 to 2.2

-9.4

Write

LA -1.3

-14.0 to -4.9

-4.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-8.6 to 0.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 67%

Reading100% LA 81%

Writing88% LA 79%

Maths100% LA 77%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 0.3

-7.1 to 1.3

-6.5

Write

LA -1.1

-10.5 to -2.5

-1.9

Maths

LA -0.2

-5.7 to 1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 January 2025

Inspection Report

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24 April 2019

Inspection Report

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26 June 2018

Inspection Report

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30 October 2013

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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13 October 2008

Inspection Report

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05 December 2005

Inspection Report

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18 September 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-04-24

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-06-26

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-10-30

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

1.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 66 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	66	1	1.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	61	1	1.6%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	63	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	64	5	7.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	64	1	1.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	65	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	63	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	62	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	57	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	56	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	56	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	42	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	38	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	39	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	40	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	40	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	41	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	40	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	40	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	40	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	42	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	47	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	47	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	48	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	46	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	46	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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