Academy converter · Bury

St Thomas Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
459Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
146156URN

Pimhole Road, Bury, BL9 7EY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

91 applications for 59 places · 42nd of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

91 applications · 59 places offered · 55 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

More applications per place than the Bury median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as St Thomas Church of England Primary School (URN 105322), 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	59	91	1.5	55	0.93
Sep 2025	51	84	1.7	47	0.92
Sep 2024	59	94	1.6	56	0.95
Sep 2023	47	65	1.4	39	0.83
Sep 2022	57	70	1.2	41	0.72
Sep 2021	44	60	1.4	33	0.75
Sep 2020	48	55	1.2	35	0.73
Sep 2019	46	51	1.1	33	0.72
Sep 2018 *	35	71	2.0	37	1.06
Sep 2017 *	35	57	1.6	35	1.00
Sep 2016 *	35	65	1.9	40	1.14
Sep 2015 *	30	46	1.5	22	0.73
Sep 2014 *	37	59	1.6	34	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 68% · Maths 79% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%22nd of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	66%	13%	105	106
2023/24	63%	6%	103	104
2022/23	62%	0%	102	103

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 Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

2026

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Bury

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

Good2023

2.5applications per place 37%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 Luke's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Heap Bridge Village Primary School
1.3 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Bury

2026

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Bury

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

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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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146156 · 351/3009
Trust: The Sycamore Church of England Trust Limited
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 459 on roll
Free school meals: 25.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: St Thomas Church of England Primary School (URN 105322)
Address: Pimhole Road, Bury, BL9 7EY
Local authority: Bury

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