Voluntary controlled school · Bury

St Luke's CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
465Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
133944URN

Morley Street, Bury, BL9 9JQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

113 applications for 60 places · 27th of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

23 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
25 April 2012
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Bury median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

113 applications · 60 places offered · 66 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.9; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.5; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.8; Bury median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Bury median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Bury median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Bury median median 2.0
2019 1.4; Bury median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Bury median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Bury median median 2.0
2016 1.7; Bury median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Bury median median 1.9
2014 1.2; 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	60	113	1.9	66	1.10
Sep 2025	55	83	1.5	52	0.95
Sep 2024	60	106	1.8	62	1.03
Sep 2023	60	82	1.4	61	1.02
Sep 2022	60	89	1.5	66	1.10
Sep 2021	46	61	1.3	39	0.85
Sep 2020	60	89	1.5	63	1.05
Sep 2019	59	84	1.4	60	1.02
Sep 2018	60	94	1.6	52	0.87
Sep 2017	60	93	1.6	61	1.02
Sep 2016	60	102	1.7	61	1.02
Sep 2015	56	81	1.5	44	0.79
Sep 2014	63	78	1.2	53	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 72% · Maths 67% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%43rd of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard26%

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	56%	7%	104	105
2023/24	61%	5%	105	105
2022/23	59%	3%	103	105

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 Luke's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2024
Holy Trinity Primary School
0.7 km · Bury

Good2023

2.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Bury

2026

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Bury

Good2024

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
East Ward Community Primary School
1.7 km · Bury

2026

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hollins Grundy Primary School
1.8 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

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

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School
2.1 km · Bury

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 43%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: 133944 · 351/3353
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 465 on roll
Free school meals: 27.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2003
Address: Morley Street, Bury, BL9 9JQ
Local authority: Bury

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