St James' Church of England Primary School

School Name: St James' Church of England Primary School
Address: Romney Street
Town/City: Ashton-Under-Lyne
County: Lancashire
Postcode: OL6 9HU
Telephone Number: 0161 330 2008
Website: www.st-james-ash.tameside.sch.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2020
Trust: Forward As One Church Of England Multi Academy Trust
Sponsor: Forward As One Church Of England Multi Academy Trust

Headteacher: Mr James Rolt
Capacity: 210
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 230 (55% boys & 45% girls)
Enrollment: 110% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 57.1%

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URN: 147916
DfE Number: 357/3022
UKPRN: 10085859
UPRN: 100012741755
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Tameside (E08000008)
Constituency: Ashton-under-Lyne (E14001070)
Electoral Ward: Ashton St Michael's (E05014520)
Diocese: CE24(Diocese of Manchester)

Easting & Northing: 394229E, 399412N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 29' 31.28" N 2° 5' 17.93" W
Plus Code: 9C5VFWR6+RM

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1. The Heys Primary School (0.2km)
2. Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne (0.4km)
3. Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne (0.5km)
4. Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School (0.5km)
5. Tameside College (0.6km)
6. Canon Johnson CofE Primary School (0.8km)
7. Stansfield House (0.9km)
8. Ashton Sixth Form College (0.9km)
9. Holy Trinity CofE Primary School (1.0km)
10. Safe Start School (1.1km)

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