St James' CofE Primary School Gorton
Stelling Street, Manchester, M18 8LW
466 pupils · 111% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 66.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 May 2023, published 27 June 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 62 | 149 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 57 | 54 | 144 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 57 | 164 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 56 | 51 | 151 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 58 | 49 | 143 | 58 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 48 | 47 | 116 | 48 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 49 | 120 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 65 | 146 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy 0.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Sacred Heart RC Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Old Hall Drive Academy 0.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Varna Community Primary School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Clement's CofE Primary School 1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.3 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.