Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolSt James' Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Summary of the comparison

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School and St James' Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Ashton-under-Lyne.

  • Holy Trinity CofE Primary School scores 73 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St James' Church of England Primary School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Holy Trinity CofE Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Trinity CofE Primary School was judged Good and St James' Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Holy Trinity CofE Primary School and 68.0% for St James' Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (54.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St James' Church of England Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School versus St James' Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Ashton-under-LyneHoly Trinity CofE Primary SchoolAshton-under-LyneSt James' Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB73/100Stronger figureB70/100
Local ranking3rd of 64 in Tameside Stronger figure5th of 64 in Tameside
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll236 232
CapacityNot reported210
LocationAshton-under-Lyne, OL6 7DU Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9HU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% 68.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census236 232
Free school meals (ever 6)62.6% 57.0%
English as an additional language86.9% 69.0%
SEN support14.8% 5.6%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 7.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% 4.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence13.4% 9.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Holy Trinity CofE Primary School

St James' Church of England Primary School

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