St James' Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
St James' Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Rochdale for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St James' Church of England Primary School 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 44 of the 68 other Rochdale primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 23 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 28.4 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.8 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Rochdale.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rochdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Crossfield Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9JW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 210 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enter school happily each day.”
- “They settle quickly to their learning because of the well-established routines and their positive attitudes to schools.”
- “Pupils are proud to belong to this nurturing and caring school.”
To improve
- “Even so, pupils’ success in the end of key stage 2 mathematics test is not as strong as it is in other areas of the curriculum.”
- “However, some older pupils are less assured in forming letters correctly when they write.”
- “They do not scrutinise the attendance of disadvantaged pupils and attainment in mathematics for some pupils as well as they should.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2026 (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) | 57% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 23 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 Rochdale.
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kentmere Primary Academy 1.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Alice Ingham Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Hamer Community Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Smithy Bridge Foundation Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Littleborough Community Primary School 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Healey Foundation Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published