Academy converter · Bury

St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
342Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
150176URN

Danesmoor Drive, Bury, BL9 6ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jul 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

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

82 applications for 45 places · 30th of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%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 14 July 2026Published 23 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong 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

14 July 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
20 April 2022
Graded inspection: Good · as St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, URN 105336

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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)

82 applications · 45 places offered · 52 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School (URN 105336), 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	45	82	1.8	52	1.16
Sep 2025	32	47	1.5	32	1.00
Sep 2024	45	70	1.6	47	1.04
Sep 2023 *	45	82	1.8	50	1.11
Sep 2022 *	45	65	1.4	44	0.98
Sep 2021 *	37	49	1.3	35	0.95
Sep 2020 *	45	82	1.8	48	1.07
Sep 2019 *	42	67	1.6	38	0.90
Sep 2018 *	40	59	1.5	33	0.83
Sep 2017 *	45	74	1.6	45	1.00
Sep 2016 *	46	69	1.5	44	0.96
Sep 2015 *	43	64	1.5	37	0.86
Sep 2014 *	36	50	1.4	34	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 77% · Maths 75% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%27th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

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	64%	0%	106	105
2023/24	64%	5%	105	105
2022/23	43%	5%	104	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 Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
0.3 km · Bury

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Chesham Primary Academy
0.8 km · Bury

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
East Ward Community Primary School
0.9 km · Bury

2026

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Bury

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Fairfield Community Primary School
1.1 km · Bury

Good2023
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Good2024

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Bury

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

Good2023

2.5applications per place 37%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150176 · 351/3326
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 343 pupils · 342 on roll
Free school meals: 27.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2023
Replaced: St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School (URN 105336)
Address: Danesmoor Drive, Bury, BL9 6ER
Local authority: Bury

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