St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme
About the school
St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme is an open primary school in Manchester.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 18 January 2023
- Published
- 12 March 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 74%
- Manchester
- 58%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 11%
- Manchester
- 5%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 89%
- Manchester
- 72%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 78%
- Manchester
- 67%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 81%
- Manchester
- 72%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 89%
- Manchester
- 72%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 59%
- Manchester
- 30%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 78%
- Manchester
- 77%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 109
- Manchester
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Manchester
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 112
- Manchester
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
215
Girls
51.16%
Boys
48.84%
SEN support
6.05%
Education, health and care plan
2.33%
English as an additional language
43.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
45.13%
Overall absence
6
Persistent absence
17.11