Voluntary controlled school · Bury

St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105323URN

Heywood Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2014

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.2 below Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

55 applications for 30 places · 29th of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2014

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

Inspection history

30 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
10 December 2014
Graded inspection: Good

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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

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

55 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Bury median median 2.1
2025 2.4; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Bury median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Bury median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Bury median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Bury median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Bury median median 2.0
2019 2.2; Bury median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Bury median median 1.8
2017 2.0; Bury median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Bury median median 1.9
2015 2.7; Bury median median 1.9
2014 2.2; 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	55	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2025	16	39	2.4	14	0.88
Sep 2024	28	52	1.9	26	0.93
Sep 2023	35	58	1.7	37	1.06
Sep 2022	26	42	1.6	24	0.92
Sep 2021	35	69	2.0	36	1.03
Sep 2020	32	60	1.9	28	0.88
Sep 2019	34	73	2.2	30	0.88
Sep 2018	34	60	1.8	31	0.91
Sep 2017	35	71	2.0	34	0.97
Sep 2016	35	81	2.3	46	1.31
Sep 2015	35	96	2.7	42	1.20
Sep 2014	34	75	2.2	35	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 74% · Maths 88% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%8th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	74%	3%	107	107
2023/24	69%	3%	107	107
2022/23	67%	0%	105	104

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 Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Bury

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Heaton Park Primary School
1.1 km · Bury

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Community Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Good2021

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Mersey Drive Community Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Good2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ribble Drive Community Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Good2019

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School
1.6 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Unsworth Primary School
1.7 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School
1.7 km · Bury

2026

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105323 · 351/3015
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 247 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Heywood Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2BW
Local authority: Bury

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