St James' Catholic High School

State-Funded School

st-james-catholic-high-school-stockport-north-west

North WestRegion

StockportLocal Authority

CheadleConstituency

SK8 6PZPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

St James' Catholic High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Stockport, North West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 824 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 28 Apr 2026 · published 21 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 51.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.1%
EBacc average point score: 4.6

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

824

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 824
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 24 February 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
4 May 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.