Secondary
St James' Catholic High School
St James' Way, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 6PZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 824 of 825 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Religious character
- Yes
- Diocese
- Diocese of Shrewsbury
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 56.9
- Pupils per adult
- 14.5
- Pupils
- 823
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
February 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)March 2017
Previous framework
Good
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
46%
12 points below the Cheadle average (58% across 4 schools)
51.1
2.1 below the Cheadle average (53.2 across 4 schools)
3rd of 4 by our score, among the secondary schools in Cheadle we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.6 |
| Entered the EBacc | 46% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 66% |
| 22/23 | 54% |
| 23/24 | 59% |
| 24/25 | 46% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.23 |
| 22/23 | +0.23 |
| 23/24 | +0.23 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 56.4 |
| 22/23 | 51.5 |
| 23/24 | 52.9 |
| 24/25 | 51.1 |
St James' Way, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 6PZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Stockport admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Anthony Pontifex
- Address
- St James' Way, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, SK8 6PZ
- Telephone
- 01614826900