St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme

Voluntary aided school · Primary school · Manchester, Manchester

M14 6HW

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

60.9

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#3,543

National rank

#432

In North West

#18

In Manchester

Top 25%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

74%

% achieving higher RWM ?

11%

Reading average scaled score ?

109.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

107.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Why no data?

Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 73% → 74% ▲ 1.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 215 % FSM ever-6 45.1% % EAL 43.7% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Birchfields Primary School Manchester · 0.5 mi 33.0 Heald Place Primary School Manchester · 0.6 mi 35.0 Longsight Community Primary Manchester · 0.7 mi 37.3 St Agnes C of E Primary School Manchester · 0.8 mi 31.2 St John's CofE Primary School Manchester · 0.8 mi 45.8 Cringle Brook Primary School Levenshulme · 0.8 mi 53.8 Claremont Primary School Manchester · 0.8 mi 29.6 The Divine Mercy Roman Catholic Primary School Manchester · 0.8 mi 29.4