Academy sponsor led · Bury

St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe

3–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145560URN

Johnson Street, Radcliffe, Bury, M26 1AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

41 applications for 25 places · 37th 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

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 9 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
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		Expected standard

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

16 June 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
17 May 2022
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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Bury median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

41 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.4; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Bury median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Bury median median 1.7
2022 1.3; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.5; Bury median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Bury median median 2.0
2019 1.3; Bury median median 1.9
2018 0.9; Bury median median 1.8
2017 0.8; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.0; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bury median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe (URN 105349), the previous school.

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	25	41	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2025	27	39	1.4	27	1.00
Sep 2024	20	28	1.4	20	1.00
Sep 2023	15	24	1.6	14	0.93
Sep 2022	24	31	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2021	20	29	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2020	22	29	1.3	20	0.91
Sep 2019	20	25	1.3	14	0.70
Sep 2018	24	22	0.9	19	0.79
Sep 2017 *	26	21	0.8	16	0.62
Sep 2016 *	28	33	1.2	20	0.71
Sep 2015 *	26	31	1.2	15	0.58
Sep 2014 *	27	26	1.0	18	0.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 63% · 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 standard70%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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%	0%	103	101
2023/24	57%	0%	105	102
2022/23	48%	0%	101	100

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's Church of England Primary School, RadcliffeThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Chapelfield Primary School
0.6 km · Bury

Good2023

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Gorsefield Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Cams Lane Primary School
1.4 km · Bury

Remains Good2020

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Bury

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School
1.6 km · Bury

Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Radcliffe Primary School
1.9 km · Bury

Good2022

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Wesley Methodist Primary School
2.1 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Higher Lane Primary School
2.2 km · Bury

2025

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145560 · 351/2008
Trust: The Sycamore Church of England Trust Limited
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 52.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2018
Replaced: St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe (URN 105349)
Address: Johnson Street, Radcliffe, Bury, M26 1AW
Local authority: Bury

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources