St James' Catholic High School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C65
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Cheadle, SK8 6PZ
- Distance
- 4.7km away
Wilmslow High School
Holly Road, Wilmslow, SK9 1LZ
Local ranking10th of 22 secondary schools in Cheshire East
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1977
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 8 January 2025. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 51.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 52.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 75.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 356
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Higher education
- 50.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 29.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
35.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
216
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 17.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 33.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 452
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 2212
- Boys
- 1182 (53%)
- Girls
- 1045 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1977 (113% full)
- SEND
- 14.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 14.3%
- EAL
- 9.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.0%
- SEN Support
- 9.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 134.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,430/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 78.9%
- White Other: 4.2%
- Mixed Other: 3.0%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.9%
- Asian Chinese: 2.4%
- Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.8%
- Asian Indian: 1.1%
78.9%
White British
4.2%
White Other
3.0%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Holly Road
Wilmslow, North West
Administrative
- URN
- 111443
- UKPRN
- 10007521
- Establishment No.
- 4225
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