Primary school in Hyde, Tameside
St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Cheriton Close, Off Underwood Road, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 3DQ
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 24 June 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 5 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Nearly full — 207 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 97 / 110
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Tameside 027A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 23%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 26%
- Households owning their home
- 50%
- Households in social housing
- 40%
- Households with no car
- 27%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CORPUS CHRISTI CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Mark Woolley
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Ward
- Longdendale
- Constituency
- Stalybridge and Hyde
- URN
- 152037
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinfold Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.3 mi |
| Discovery AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 60% | 0.5 mi |
| Arundale Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.5 mi |
| Broadbottom Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.8 mi |
| Mottram CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1 mi |
| Godley Community Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 69% | 1.4 mi |
| Stalyhill Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | — | 1.5 mi |
| Endeavour Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 64% | 1.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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