Kettleshulme St James CofE (VA) Primary School

Cheshire EastVoluntary aided school

Macclesfield Road, Kettleshulme. High Peak, SK23 7QU

Headteacher: Mrs Alicia BellshawSchool website ↗Pupils: 66 (capacity: 63)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
44%
Reading, Writing & Maths
100%
First-choice offer rate

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
44.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
22.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 78%·Writing 44%·Maths 67%All three 44%
Reading
Expected78%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected44%
Exceeding22%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected67%
Exceeding44%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
8
How many families wanted this school first?
8
How many got their first choice?
8of 8 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
19

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
11.0%
Boys and girls
55%girls·45%boys
36 girls, 30 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 88% (2016/17), currently 44%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1663.0%0.0%-1.0-4.4-3.2
2016/1788.0%13.0%+0.2-2.8+0.6
2017/1888.0%13.0%-2.9-6.5-1.9
2018/1957.0%0.0%-2.8-9.4-4.3
2022/2370.0%10.0%+4.0+1.7-1.6
2023/2469.0%0.0%---
2024/2544.0%22.0%---
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