St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.618 miles
Published by Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 18 January 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.618 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.618 miles from the school, the 4th longest of 13 Manchester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 0.51 miles).
- For Reception in 2026 there were 33 first-choice applications for 30 offers: 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester.
- In 2024/25, 11% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Cromwell Range, Birch-in-Rusholme, St James C of E Primary School, Manchester, M14 6HW
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 222 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 18 January 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have ensured that this is a welcoming school for pupils of all backgrounds.”
- “There is a great sense of togetherness.”
- “Relationships between pupils and staff are strong.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, however, leaders do not check in sufficient detail how well pupils are learning the curriculum.”
- “Occasionally, this hampers how well some pupils achieve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 74% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Birchfields Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Heald Place Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Longsight Community Primary 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- St Agnes C of E Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Cringle Brook Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St John's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published