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

General Information

Address: Cromwell Range, Birch-in-Rusholme, Manchester, M14 6HW
Phone: 01612246173
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Gavin Shortall
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 222
School capacity: 236
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 107
% eligible for free school meals: 48.2%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.1%
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

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

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: 5.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 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

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

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Ranked #76 of 107 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#74St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#75St James' CofE Primary School GortonGood
#76St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-RusholmeGood
#77St John's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#78St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Abbott Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Cringle Brook Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Crossacres Primary AcademyOutstanding
#4Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School ManchesterOutstanding
#5King David Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6Manley Park Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7Old Moat Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Ravensbury Community SchoolOutstanding
#9St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyOutstanding
#10St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolOutstanding
#11Abbey Hey Primary AcademyGood
#12Acacias Community Primary SchoolGood
#13All Saints C of E Primary SchoolGood
#14All Saints Primary SchoolGood
#15Alma Park Primary SchoolGood
#16Birchfields Primary SchoolGood
#17Bowker Vale Primary SchoolGood
#18Briscoe Lane AcademyGood
#19Broad Oak Primary SchoolGood
#20Brookburn Community SchoolGood
#21Button Lane Primary SchoolGood
#22Charlestown Community Primary SchoolGood
#23Cheetham CofE Community AcademyGood
#24Cheetwood Primary SchoolGood
#25Chorlton Park PrimaryGood
#26Christ The King RC Primary School ManchesterGood
#27Claremont Primary SchoolGood
#28Co-op Academy BroadhurstGood
#29CofE School of the ResurrectionGood
#30Cravenwood Primary AcademyGood
#31Crowcroft Park Primary SchoolGood
#32Crumpsall Lane Primary SchoolGood
#33Didsbury CofE Primary SchoolGood
#34E-ACT Blackley AcademyGood
#35Gorton Primary SchoolGood
#36Higher Openshaw Community SchoolGood
#37Irk Valley Community SchoolGood
#38Ladybarn Primary SchoolGood
#39Manchester Communication Primary AcademyGood
#40Mauldeth Road Primary SchoolGood
#41Moston Lane Community Primary SchoolGood
#42New Moston Primary SchoolGood
#43Newall Green Primary SchoolGood
#44Northenden Community SchoolGood
#45Oasis Academy AspinalGood
#46Oasis Academy Harpur MountGood
#47Oasis Academy TempleGood
#48Old Hall Drive AcademyGood
#49Oswald Road Primary SchoolGood
#50Our Lady's RC Primary School ManchesterGood
#51Pike Fold Primary SchoolGood
#52Plymouth Grove Primary SchoolGood
#53Rack House Primary SchoolGood
#54Ringway Primary SchoolGood
#55Rolls Crescent Primary SchoolGood
#56Rushbrook Primary AcademyGood
#57Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#58Sandilands Primary SchoolGood
#59Seymour Road AcademyGood
#60Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#61St Agnes C of E Primary SchoolGood
#62St Ambrose RC Primary SchoolGood
#63St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#64St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall ManchesterGood
#65St Barnabas CofE Primary AcademyGood
#66St Bernard's RC Primary School ManchesterGood
#67St Brigid's RC Primary SchoolGood
#68St Catherine's RC Primary SchoolGood
#69St Chrysostom's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#70St Clare's RC Primary SchoolGood
#71St Clement's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#72St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#73St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#74St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#75St James' CofE Primary School GortonGood
#76St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-RusholmeGood
#77St John's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#78St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#79St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#80St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#81St Mary's CofE Primary School MostonGood
#82St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#83St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#84St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#85St Philip's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#86St Richard's RC Primary SchoolGood
#87St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School NorthendenGood
#88St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant SchoolGood
#89St Wilfrid's RC Primary SchoolGood
#90St Willibrord's RC Primary SchoolGood
#91The Willows Primary SchoolGood
#92Webster Primary SchoolGood
#93West Didsbury CE Primary SchoolGood
#94Wilbraham Primary SchoolGood
#95Co-op Academy MedlockRequires improvement
#96Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#97Park View Community Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#98Saviour CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#99St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#100St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#101St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyRequires improvement
#102The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#103Unity Community PrimaryRequires improvement
#104Crosslee Community Primary SchoolInadequate
#105Lily Lane Primary SchoolInadequate
#106Peel Hall Primary AcademyInadequate
#107St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyInadequate

Financials

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

Spending per pupil: £7,494 (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 #47 of 132 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#45St Clare's RC Primary School£7,519
#46Rack House Primary School£7,501
#47St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme£7,494
#48The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School£7,489
#49St Augustine's CofE Primary School£7,470

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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.

#1The Olive School, Manchester£12,633
#2Crown Street Primary School£11,773
#3Saviour CofE Primary School£9,806
#4Webster Primary School£9,425
#5Barlow Hall Primary School£9,376
#6Old Moat Primary School£9,077
#7St Ambrose RC Primary School£8,842
#8St Bernard's RC Primary School Manchester£8,756
#9Abraham Moss Community School£8,559
#10Broad Oak Primary School£8,534
#11St Anne's RC Primary School£8,533
#12King David Primary School£8,479
#13St Philip's Church of England Primary School£8,438
#14Peel Hall Primary Academy£8,371
#15Benchill Primary School£8,178
#16Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester£8,151
#17St Brigid's RC Primary School£8,119
#18Newall Green Primary School£8,072
#19All Saints Primary School£8,064
#20Baguley Hall Primary School£8,059
#21William Hulme's Grammar School£8,040
#22Rushbrook Primary Academy£8,015
#23Lily Lane Primary School£8,010
#24Chorlton CofE Primary School£7,945
#25Crowcroft Park Primary School£7,945
#26Crosslee Community Primary School£7,933
#27Claremont Primary School£7,881
#28St Willibrord's RC Primary School£7,852
#29Bowker Vale Primary School£7,851
#30St Wilfrid's RC Primary School£7,825
#31Plymouth Grove Primary School£7,816
#32Haveley Hey Community School£7,798
#33Higher Openshaw Community School£7,767
#34Ringway Primary School£7,756
#35Ashbury Meadow Primary School£7,724
#36Armitage CofE Primary School£7,721
#37Didsbury CofE Primary School£7,679
#38Button Lane Primary School£7,665
#39Abbott Community Primary School£7,663
#40Holy Trinity CofE Primary School£7,655
#41Cheetwood Primary School£7,650
#42Crossacres Primary Academy£7,642
#43St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School£7,617
#44Crab Lane Primary School£7,558
#45St Clare's RC Primary School£7,519
#46Rack House Primary School£7,501
#47St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme£7,494
#48The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School£7,489
#49St Augustine's CofE Primary School£7,470
#50St Andrew's CofE Primary School£7,456
#51Sandilands Primary School£7,454
#52Rolls Crescent Primary School£7,450
#53Charlestown Community Primary School£7,445
#54Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester£7,411
#55Holy Name Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester£7,396
#56Wilbraham Primary School£7,374
#57St Margaret's CofE Primary School£7,365
#58St John's CofE Primary School£7,348
#59CofE School of the Resurrection£7,324
#60Cringle Brook Primary School£7,324
#61Pike Fold Primary School£7,303
#62St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£7,297
#63Birchfields Primary School£7,289
#64Moston Fields Primary School£7,288
#65All Saints C of E Primary School£7,278
#66St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School£7,270
#67Co-op Academy Medlock£7,243
#68Moston Lane Community Primary School£7,233
#69Irk Valley Community School£7,213
#70St Mary's CofE Primary School Moston£7,196
#71St James' CofE Primary School Gorton£7,186
#72St Luke's CofE Primary School£7,180
#73Manchester Communication Primary Academy£7,176
#74Green End Primary School£7,165
#75Ravensbury Community School£7,155
#76Heald Place Primary School£7,154
#77St Peter's Catholic Primary School£7,146
#78The Willows Primary School£7,145
#79St Clement's CofE Primary School£7,140
#80St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School£7,136
#81Abbey Hey Primary Academy£7,132
#82Acacias Community Primary School£7,118
#83St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester£7,118
#84Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School£7,089
#85St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester£7,087
#86Sacred Heart RC Primary School£7,030
#87St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£7,010
#88Cravenwood Primary Academy£6,992
#89Manley Park Primary School£6,980
#90Ladybarn Primary School£6,978
#91Varna Community Primary School£6,960
#92St Richard's RC Primary School£6,933
#93Longsight Community Primary£6,928
#94Crumpsall Lane Primary School£6,926
#95Briscoe Lane Academy£6,917
#96Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£6,909
#97E-ACT Blackley Academy£6,903
#98St Paul's CofE Primary School£6,883
#99Chorlton Park Primary£6,869
#100Oasis Academy Aspinal£6,856
#101Cheetham CofE Community Academy£6,849
#102Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,831
#103Brookburn Community School£6,800
#104Oswald Road Primary School£6,786
#105St Chad's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,778
#106Stanley Grove Primary Academy£6,736
#107Mauldeth Road Primary School£6,710
#108St Anthony's Catholic Primary School£6,706
#109Unity Community Primary£6,703
#110St Agnes C of E Primary School£6,689
#111Old Hall Drive Academy£6,672
#112Co-op Academy New Islington£6,667
#113Oasis Academy Temple£6,661
#114New Moston Primary School£6,648
#115Park View Community Primary Academy£6,601
#116Gorton Primary School£6,569
#117Chapel Street Community Primary School£6,545
#118St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,518
#119St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School£6,494
#120St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden£6,470
#121Seymour Road Academy£6,448
#122St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy£6,440
#123Alma Park Primary School£6,310
#124Oasis Academy Harpur Mount£6,278
#125Co-op Academy Broadhurst£6,271
#126Beaver Road Primary School£6,161
#127St Catherine's RC Primary School£5,989
#128West Didsbury CE Primary School£5,718
#129St Edmund's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£3,329
#130St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£3,071
#131St Dunstan's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£2,825
#132St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£2,436

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