The Schools Guru
The Schools GuruYour personal AI advisor on schools and colleges in EnglandLet's talk 💬

St James' CofE Primary School Gorton

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Stelling Street
 Gorton
 Manchester M18 8LW
Telephone: 0161 223 2423

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2015
History: This school arose from St James' CofE Primary School Gorton
Trust: Vantage CE Academies Trust
Sponsor: Ss Simon and Jude Church of England Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr Kenneth Corrall (since January 2026)
Previous Headteacher: Michael Connolly (went to Clifton Primary School)
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 20.5 / 28.22
Non-teaching Staff*: 35.1
Number of pupils: 466
Pupils Per Teacher: 22.7
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 66.40% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 57.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 31.1% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 77.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 74.4%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.4km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Manchester
Constituency: Manchester, Gorton
Electoral Ward: Gorton and Abbey Hey
School Number: 3522037

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 14th February 2018 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
The Schools Guru: Let's talk 💬
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Abbey Hey Primary Academy (0.4km) show on map
  2. Old Hall Drive Academy (0.7km) show on map
  3. Sacred Heart RC Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Varna Community Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  5. Progress Schools - Gorton (0.9km) show on map
  6. St Clement's CofE Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  7. Co-op Academy Belle Vue (1.1km) show on map
  8. St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy (1.2km) show on map
  9. St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (1.2km) show on map
  10. Wright Robinson College (1.3km) show on map
  11. Music Stuff (1.3km) show on map
  12. All Saints Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  13. Oasis Academy Aspinal (1.3km) show on map
  14. LTE Group (1.4km) show on map
  15. Higher Openshaw Community School (1.4km) show on map
  16. Gorton Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  17. Rushbrook Primary Academy (1.5km) show on map
  18. Cedar Mount Academy (1.6km) show on map
  19. Melland High School (1.6km) show on map
  20. Grange School (1.6km) show on map
  21. St Peter's RC High School (1.7km) show on map
  22. Bridge College (1.7km) show on map
  23. Fairfield High School for Girls (1.8km) show on map
  24. Rodney House School (1.8km) show on map
  25. St Richard's RC Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  26. Denton West End Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  27. Crowcroft Park Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  28. Fairfield Road Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  29. St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (1.9km) show on map
  30. Stanley Grove Primary Academy (1.9km) show on map
  31. Manchester Road Primary Academy (2.0km) show on map
  32. Connell Co-Op College (2.0km) show on map
  33. Seymour Road Academy (2.1km) show on map
  34. Droylsden Academy (2.2km) show on map
  35. St Agnes C of E Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  36. Dane Bank Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  37. Armitage CofE Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  38. St Brigid's RC Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  39. Reddish Hall School (2.4km) show on map
  40. The East Manchester Academy (2.4km) show on map
  41. Dean Trust Ardwick (2.4km) show on map
  42. Longsight Community Primary (2.4km) show on map
  43. St John's CofE Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  44. CofE School of the Resurrection (2.5km) show on map
  45. St Mary's CofE Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  46. Chapel Street Community Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  47. St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester (2.6km) show on map
  48. Vale View Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  49. St Luke's CofE Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  50. Plymouth Grove Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  51. St Willibrord's RC Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  52. St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary A... (2.7km) show on map
  53. Ravensbury Community School (2.7km) show on map
  54. St Andrew's CofE Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  55. Greenside Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  56. Manchester Vocational and Learning Academy (2.7km) show on map
  57. Ashbury Meadow Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  58. Moorside Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  59. St Elisabeth's Church of England Primary (2.9km) show on map
  60. Alma Park Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  61. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Re... (2.9km) show on map
  62. Audenshaw Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  63. The Manchester Grammar School (3.1km) show on map
  64. St Mary's RC Primary School, Manchester, A Vo... (3.1km) show on map
  65. Birchfields Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  66. Manchester Enterprise Academy Central (3.1km) show on map
  67. Reddish Vale High School (3.2km) show on map
  68. Aldwyn Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  69. Denton Community Academy (3.3km) show on map
  70. St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  71. Cringle Brook Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  72. Reddish Vale Nursery School (3.4km) show on map
  73. Broadstones School (3.4km) show on map
  74. Levenshulme High School (3.4km) show on map
  75. St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme (3.5km) show on map
  76. St Anne's RC Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  77. Audenshaw School (3.5km) show on map
  78. Xaverian College (3.5km) show on map
  79. Sol Christian Academy (3.5km) show on map
  80. Abingdon Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  81. Co-op Academy Medlock (3.6km) show on map
  82. Acacias Community Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  83. Russell Scott Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  84. St Wilfrid's CofE Junior and Infant School (3.7km) show on map
  85. Christ The King RC Primary School Manchester (3.7km) show on map
  86. Manchester Hospital School (3.7km) show on map
  87. Broadstone Hall Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  88. Poplar Street Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  89. Park View Community Primary Academy (3.8km) show on map
  90. Briscoe Lane Academy (3.8km) show on map
  91. Greswell Primary School and Nursery (3.8km) show on map
  92. St Stephen's CofE Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  93. All Saints C of E Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  94. The Greens ENS (3.9km) show on map
  95. Manchester High School for Girls (3.9km) show on map
  96. South Failsworth Community Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  97. St Thomas' Church of England Primary School H... (4.0km) show on map
  98. St Mary's Church of England Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  99. St Mary's RC Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  100. St Thomas More RC College (4.0km) show on map
Note: If school locations don't appear on the map then try zooming out

Associated Schools

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

Similar Schools*

  1. Crab Lane Primary School, Manchester
  2. Oasis Academy Harpur Mount, Manchester
  3. Seymour Road Academy, Manchester
  4. Elms Farm Community Primary School, Birmingham
  5. Kings Rise Academy, Birmingham
  6. Hoxton Garden Primary, London
  7. The Oval School, Birmingham
  8. St Paul's CofE Primary School, Salford
  9. Field View Primary School, Bilston
  10. Hawthorn Primary School, Birmingham
  11. Woodhill Primary School, London
  12. Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery, Portsmouth
  13. Old Hall Drive Academy, Manchester
  14. Orchard Primary School, London
  15. Ark Ayrton Primary Academy, Portsmouth
  16. St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  17. Briscoe Lane Academy, Manchester
  18. Highters Heath Community School, Birmingham
  19. Oxford Gardens Primary School, London
  20. Landau Forte Academy Moorhead, Derby
  21. Cherry Fold Community Primary School, Burnley
  22. Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham
  23. Van Gogh Primary, London
  24. Thomas Walling Primary Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  25. Sandbrook Community Primary School, Rochdale
  26. Manchester Communication Primary Academy
  27. Vittoria Primary School, London
  28. The Shirestone Academy, Birmingham
  29. Lift Lea Forest, Birmingham
  30. Rotherfield Primary School, London
  31. Saviour CofE Primary School, Manchester
  32. Braunstone Community Primary School, Leicester
  33. Archibald Primary School, Middlesbrough
  34. Tame Valley Academy, Birmingham
  35. Ashwood Spencer Academy, Derby
  36. Lift Charles Warren, Milton Keynes
  37. Yenton Primary School, Birmingham
  38. Ark Bentworth Primary Academy, London
  39. Yardley Wood Community Primary School, Birmingham
  40. Holden Lane Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
  41. All Saints CofE Primary School, London
  42. St Clement's CofE Primary School, Manchester
  43. Paganel Primary School, Birmingham
  44. St George's CofE Primary School, London
  45. Norfolk Community Primary School, Sheffield
  46. Langland Community School, Milton Keynes
  47. Birches Green Primary School, Birmingham
  48. Benchill Primary School, Manchester
  49. St Andrew's (Barnsbury) CofE Primary School, London
  50. Dover, St Mary's Church of England Primary School
  51. Henry Fawcett Primary School, London
  52. Dukesgate Academy, Salford
  53. Parkside Community Foundation Primary School, Canterbury
  54. John Burns Primary School, London
  55. Berger Primary School, London
  56. Harris Primary Academy Peckham Park, London
  57. St Vincents Catholic Primary School, Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  58. Kingsthorne Primary School, Birmingham
  59. Higher Openshaw Community School, Manchester
  60. Oasis Academy Limeside, Oldham
  61. Forest Academy, Croydon
  62. Westmorland Primary School, Stockport
  63. Tower Bridge Primary School, London
  64. Park View Community Primary Academy, Manchester
  65. Audley Primary School, Birmingham
  66. Meadow Bank Community School, Bradford
  67. Laygate Community School, South Shields
  68. Brierley Hill Primary School
  69. East Ward Community Primary School, Bury
  70. Beever Primary School, Oldham
  71. Djanogly Strelley Academy, Nottingham
  72. Littlecoates Primary Academy, Grimsby
  73. Mundella Primary School, Folkestone
  74. Allenton Primary School, Derby
  75. Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery, Birmingham
  76. Linacre Primary School, Bootle
  77. Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent
  78. Blackpool Gateway Academy
  79. Jervoise School, Birmingham
  80. Moston Lane Community Primary School, Manchester
  81. The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy, Thetford
  82. Lonesome Primary School, Mitcham
  83. St Luke's Church of England Primary School, London
  84. Fieldhead Primary Academy, Batley
  85. St Hugh's CofE Primary School, Oldham
  86. Kenton Bar Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  87. St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Birmingham
  88. Lift Four Dwellings Primary, Birmingham
  89. St John of Jerusalem Church of England Primary School, London
  90. Crosslee Community Primary School, Manchester
  91. Christ The King Catholic Primary School, London
  92. Oliver Goldsmith Primary School, London
  93. Stowlawn Primary School, Bilston
  94. St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  95. St George's Beneficial Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) P...
  96. Shoreditch Park Primary School, London
  97. John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes, London
  98. Lowerhouses CofE Primary School, Huddersfield
  99. St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury
  100. Margate, Holy Trinity and St John's Church of England Primary School
* Based on pupil profiles – see About page for details

 | Copyright © 2026 |