School Admissions at St James'

Applications for a place at St James' are processed through Manchester City Council and can be submitted here.

If you would like to provide a faith reference with your application this should be submitted directly to the school. Please contact the school office for more information.
Please see the following policies for admission for the 2023/24 academic year.

​Admission Policy and other information for 2023/24

​Please see the following policies for admission for the 2023/24 academic year.
St James C of E Primary Admissions Policy - 2023/24
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St James C of E Nursery Admissions Policy - 2023/24
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​Admission Policy and other information for 2024/25

​​Please see the following policies for admission for the 2023/24 academic year.
St James C of E Primary School Admissions Policy - 2024/25
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St James C of E Nursery Admissions Policy - 2024/25
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Consultation on Admissions from 2025/26

St James' is currently consulting on its Admissions Policy that will come into effect for admissions from September 2025. 
Please see the links below for more information.
St James: CoS Admissions Policy 2025-26 - Oct 2023.pdf
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St James: CoS Federation admissions consultation - 23 Nov 2023.pdf
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Responses can be sent to:
feedback@st-philips.manchester.sch.uk 

Faith Reference

If you attend a place of worship regularly, whether it is C of E church, other church or place of worship for other faith, you can add Faith Reference Form to your child's application. Reverse side (Side B) needs to be filled in by someone in the office of the place of worship and verified with a stamp.
Please note the following, as in the definition section of Admissions Policy, 
  1. Regular attendance means a minimum of monthly attendance at Church/Synagogue/Mosque at public worship for at least the year prior to 1st September in the year before admission to the school. Churches in membership of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland can be viewed at www.ctbi.org.uk and members of the Inter Faith Network can be viewed at www.interfaith.org.uk

St James C of E Admissions - Faith Reference Form
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Parish Boundary Guide

​St James' is in parish of Birch with Fallowfield and our parish church is Holy Innocents, Fallowfield. You can check whether your address is within the parish boundary with Church of England website. Please click link here.