St James' Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Romney Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9HU
Phone: 01613302008
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr James Rolt
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 230
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 121
% eligible for free school meals: 57.1%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 4.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 9.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN Unit

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 16.1%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 8.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 19 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 8 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 8 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,423 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #14 of 67 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#12St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£7,693
#13Discovery Academy£7,460
#14St James' Church of England Primary School£7,423
#15Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School£7,419
#16Greenside Primary School£7,416

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Wild Bank Primary School£9,879
#2Oakfield Primary and Moderate Learning Difficulties Resource Provision£9,274
#3Greenfield Primary Academy£9,018
#4St George's CofE Primary School£8,746
#5Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy£8,211
#6Ashton West End Primary Academy£8,094
#7St Peter's CofE Primary School£8,023
#8Lyndhurst Primary School£7,991
#9Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School£7,982
#10Holy Trinity CofE Primary School£7,973
#11Arlies Primary School£7,789
#12St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£7,693
#13Discovery Academy£7,460
#14St James' Church of England Primary School£7,423
#15Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School£7,419
#16Greenside Primary School£7,416
#17St George's CofE Primary School£7,414
#18Russell Scott Primary School£7,402
#19The Heys Primary School£7,353
#20St Joseph's RC Primary School£7,251
#21Dixons Silver Springs Primary£7,145
#22St Mary's RC Primary School£7,009
#23Manor Green Primary Academy£6,991
#24Endeavour Primary Academy£6,947
#25Yew Tree Primary School£6,830
#26Audenshaw Primary School£6,828
#27Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne£6,713
#28Inspire Academy£6,704
#29Bradley Green Primary Academy£6,693
#30Linden Road Academy and Hearing Impaired Base£6,687
#31St Paul's CofE Primary School, Stalybridge£6,680
#32St Mary's CofE Primary School£6,571
#33Buckton Vale Primary School£6,554
#34St. Paul's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,542
#35Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery£6,441
#36Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne£6,440
#37St Raphael's Catholic Primary School£6,392
#38Canon Johnson CofE Primary School£6,372
#39Oasis Academy Broadoak£6,335
#40Ravensfield Primary School£6,323
#41Milton St John's CofE Primary School£6,322
#42St. Peter's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,308
#43Livingstone Primary School£6,286
#44Manchester Road Primary Academy£6,261
#45Moorside Primary School£6,247
#46Canon Burrows CofE Primary School£6,241
#47Gorse Hall Primary and Nursery School£6,146
#48Holden Clough Primary School£6,112
#49Poplar Street Primary School£6,063
#50Fairfield Road Primary School£6,061
#51Godley Community Primary Academy£6,031
#52St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£5,950
#53Waterloo Primary School£5,860
#54Flowery Field Primary School£5,826
#55Dowson Primary Academy£5,775
#56Aldwyn Primary School£5,765
#57St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield£5,711
#58Denton West End Primary School£5,655
#59Corrie Primary School£5,127
#60Millbrook Primary School£5,035
#61Arundale Primary School£4,604
#62Greswell Primary School and Nursery£4,424
#63Pinfold Primary School£4,206
#64St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£3,244
#65St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£3,210
#66Hollingworth Primary School£1,524
#67St John Fisher RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy, Denton£1,004

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