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St James Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Hyde · SK14 3DQ

Ages 3–11 · 198 pupils · Tameside

KS2 expected (RWM)

43%

Overall absence

5.9%

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)43%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.2%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
173

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill94%

198 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
198
Boys / girls
101 / 97
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
198 / 210 (94%)
Free school meals
49.7%
FSM pupils
95
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Shrewsbury
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Mark Woolley

Location

Address
Cheriton Close, Off Underwood Road, Hattersley
Postcode
SK14 3DQ
Town
Hyde
County
Cheshire
Local authority
Tameside
District
Tameside
Constituency
Stalybridge and Hyde
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Hyde, Tameside, 198 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 49.7%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Shrewsbury.

Open schools in Hyde
22
Primary schools in Hyde
16
Academies among open schools in Hyde
91% (20)
Open schools in SK14
25
Primary in SK14
17
Open schools in Tameside LA
110
Primary in Tameside LA
76

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HydeNear SK14

  • Pinfold Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hyde · SK14 3NL · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM56.7%

    0.3 miles away

  • Discovery Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Hyde · SK14 3LE · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM39.7%

    0.5 miles away

  • Arundale Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hyde · SK14 6PW · Tameside

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM61.9%

    0.5 miles away

  • Mottram CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hyde · SK14 6JL · Tameside

    Ages 4–11

    1.0 miles away

  • Stalyhill Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Stalybridge · SK15 2TR · Tameside

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM9.2%

    1.5 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Woolley

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