Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Kettleshulme. High Peak, Cheshire East
Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School is a primary school in Kettleshulme. High Peak, Cheshire East for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 16 January 2025. Cheshire East has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Macclesfield Road, Kettleshulme. High Peak, SK23 7QU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cheshire East
- Pupils on roll
- 66 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 16 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils value being part of this welcoming school community.”
- “The school makes sure that new pupils receive effective support to settle quickly after they arrive.”
- “This is especially true for pupils with special educational needs and or disabilities (SEND).”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the curriculum is still very new.”
- “They do not deliver the curriculum in these areas with the same confidence that they do in reading and mathematics.”
- “This impacts on how clearly teachers present new information, or how effectively they support pupils to build on what they have learned before.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 February 2025 (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) | 44% | 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: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Cheshire East published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cheshire East.
- Pott Shrigley CofE Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Disley Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Rainow Primary School 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bollington St John's CofE Primary School 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Adlington Primary School 4.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dean Valley Community Primary School 4.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Worth Primary School 4.2 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Bollington Cross CofE Primary School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published