Voluntary controlled school · Bury

St Peter's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
244Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105321URN

Whitefield Road, Bury, BL9 9PW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

53 applications for 30 places · 32nd of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 26 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

27 January 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
10 November 2021
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Bury median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.5; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Bury median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Bury median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Bury median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Bury median median 2.0
2019 1.5; Bury median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Bury median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Bury median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Bury median median 1.9
2015 2.0; Bury median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Bury median median 1.8

This school
Bury median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	53	1.8	32	1.07
Sep 2025	30	44	1.5	32	1.07
Sep 2024	30	53	1.8	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	56	1.9	32	1.07
Sep 2022	29	46	1.6	33	1.14
Sep 2021	27	41	1.5	26	0.96
Sep 2020	30	46	1.5	28	0.93
Sep 2019	29	42	1.5	26	0.90
Sep 2018	30	54	1.8	39	1.30
Sep 2017	30	59	2.0	26	0.87
Sep 2016	30	65	2.2	44	1.47
Sep 2015	30	59	2.0	39	1.30
Sep 2014	35	56	1.6	38	1.09

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 67% · Maths 82% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%27th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bury median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	9%	105	105
2023/24	70%	6%	105	105
2022/23	43%	3%	101	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School
1.4 km · Bury

Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Primary School
1.5 km · Bury

Good2023

2.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2024
Hollins Grundy Primary School
1.6 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Bury

Requires improvement2022

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Sunny Bank Primary School
2.0 km · Bury

Good2023

3.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Bury

Good2024

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105321 · 351/3006
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 258 pupils · 244 on roll
Free school meals: 33.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Whitefield Road, Bury, BL9 9PW
Local authority: Bury

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources