St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme, Manchester

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme

Cromwell Range, Birch-in-Rusholme, St James C of E Primary School, Manchester M14 6HW

http://www.stjamesmanchester.co.uk/

St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme is a Church of England primary school maintained by the local authority (Manchester). It has about 230 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In January 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Progress, Disadvantaged pupils and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Representation, Admissions and Finances.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.5		Birchfields Primary School
0.6		Heald Place Primary School
0.7		Longsight Community Primary
0.7		St Agnes C of E Primary School
0.8		St John's CofE Primary School
0.8		Cringle Brook Primary School
0.8		The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School
0.9		Claremont Primary School
0.9		St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester
0.9		Wilbraham Primary School
0.9		St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.9		St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School

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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is excellent and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is about average.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates are roughly average and the incidence of persistent absence is quite high.

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is very low.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

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