St James Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

Headteacher's Welcome

A warm welcome to the community that is St James’ Catholic Primary School, Hattersley. Thank you for your interest in our school and we are glad that you have found our school website.

Our school is part of the Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust and belongs to the parish of St James, the Great, in Hattersley which is part of the  Diocese of Shrewsbury. Our Local Authority is Tameside MBC and we work closely with the trust, the diocese and the local authority.

All children are welcome at our school. Most parents choose us because we are a small, friendly school with a strong Christian ethos and a family atmosphere. We have a good reputation in the local area for having well behaved and hardworking children who are particularly good at music and sport. We are proud to have achieved the School Games Gold Award again in the year 2024/25 in recognition of our commitment to physical education. 

As a school we are delighted to be recognised by Early Excellence as a Host School for 2025/26, to host events and share good practice in our area. Early Excellence are a highly regarded organisation that promote inspirational learning, offering School Improvement & Bespoke Consultancy as well as educational resource solutions focused on early primary EYFS & KS1.  

Why don’t you give us a ring or come and have a look round? You would be made very welcome!

Mr M Woolley (Headteacher)