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In 2026-27, the last place at St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme went to an applicant living 0.62 miles from the school. St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme ranks faith before distance, so this distance describes children who meet its faith priorities; a family with no faith priority comes after them. We hold 1 year of published distances for this school.
In 2026-27, St James' CofE Primary School, Birch-in-Rusholme received 57 applications for 30 places — around 1.9 per place. 33 named it as a first preference, or about 1.1 first choices per place.
| Year | Last distance offered | Places | Applications | 1st preferences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0.62 mi | 30 | 57 | 33 |
| 2025-26 | The school used its own … | 30 | 45 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | The school used its own … | 30 | 53 | 25 |
| 2023-24 | — | 20 offered | 60 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | The school used its own … | 30 | 54 | 31 |
| 2021-22 | — | 29 offered | 58 | 31 |
| 2020-21 | — | 30 offered | 52 | 31 |
| 2019-20 | — | 30 offered | 58 | 33 |
| 2018-19 | The school used its own … | 30 | 64 | 30 |
| 2017-18 | — | 30 offered | 53 | 26 |
| 2016-17 | — | 29 offered | 83 | 29 |
| 2015-16 | — | 30 offered | 70 | 30 |
| 2014-15 | — | 30 offered | 79 | 36 |
How to read this: the last distance offered is an outcome of each admission round — how far from the school the final offer reached after places were allocated under the published criteria. It is not a catchment boundary and it moves every year with sibling numbers, birth-year cohort size and application patterns.
Figures come from the local authority's published allocation data. Some councils publish the National Offer Day figure, which can understate the final September position after waiting-list movement — always confirm with the admissions authority before relying on a single year.
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