St James' Catholic High School
St James' Way, Cheadle, SK8 6PZ
824 pupils · 100% of 825 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 21 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 46.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 72.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 45.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.06 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 155 | 165 | 663 | 155 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 151 | 169 | 643 | 151 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 163 | 162 | 639 | 163 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 156 | 186 | 536 | 156 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 161 | 181 | 484 | 161 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 162 | 147 | 410 | 162 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 161 | 151 | 351 | 161 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 157 | 143 | 369 | 157 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Cheadle Hulme High School 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Laurus Cheadle Hulme 2.4 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Bramhall High School 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Kingsway School 3.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Hazel Grove High School 4.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Stockport Academy 4.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.