St James' CofE Primary School Gorton

State-Funded School

st-james-cofe-primary-school-gorton-manchester-north-west

North WestRegion

ManchesterLocal Authority

Gorton and DentonConstituency

M18 8LWPostcode

1.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St James' CofE Primary School Gorton is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Manchester, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 466 pupils. St James' CofE Primary School Gorton is part of VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 49%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

31%

Asian

19%

Black

30%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

466

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

63%

England average

27%

First language not English

38%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 466
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST

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 5 May 2023. 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
10 May 2018	Outstanding	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.