Voluntary controlled school · Bury

St John with St Mark CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
357Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
133929URN

Athlone Avenue, Bury, BL9 5EE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.7 below Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

59 applications for 43 places · 48th of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2016

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 December 2016
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Bury median (2.0) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 43 places offered · 39 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.4; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Bury median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Bury median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.6; Bury median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Bury median median 2.0
2019 1.3; Bury median median 1.9
2018 1.5; Bury median median 1.8
2017 1.1; Bury median median 2.0
2016 1.2; Bury median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Bury median median 1.9
2014 1.3; Bury median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Bury median in 0 of 13 years.

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	43	59	1.4	39	0.91
Sep 2025	35	49	1.4	35	1.00
Sep 2024	42	55	1.3	37	0.88
Sep 2023	43	59	1.4	41	0.95
Sep 2022	44	58	1.3	42	0.95
Sep 2021	16	25	1.6	15	0.94
Sep 2020	38	54	1.4	36	0.95
Sep 2019	38	49	1.3	28	0.74
Sep 2018	44	64	1.5	40	0.91
Sep 2017	45	49	1.1	33	0.73
Sep 2016	41	50	1.2	32	0.78
Sep 2015	39	54	1.4	33	0.85
Sep 2014	38	50	1.3	36	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 51% · Maths 67% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%52nd of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard51%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	43%	2%	104	104
2023/24	28%	0%	101	99
2022/23	37%	2%	102	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 John with St Mark CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Chesham Primary Academy
0.9 km · Bury

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Woodbank Primary School
1.0 km · Bury

Remains Good2020

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
1.0 km · Bury

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Bury

2026

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Primary School
1.4 km · Bury

Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024
Elton Community Primary School
1.5 km · Bury

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Bury

Good2024

1.5applications per place 66%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: 133929 · 351/3352
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 362 pupils · 357 on roll
Free school meals: 31.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2003
Address: Athlone Avenue, Bury, BL9 5EE
Local authority: Bury

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