Academy sponsor led · Bury

St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
182Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
150409URN

Colville Drive, Bury, BL8 2DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

27 applications for 15 places · 31st of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 12 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

27 applications · 15 places offered · 8 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.6; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.1; Bury median median 1.8
2023 1.7; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 1.6; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 1.8; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 1.0; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 0.8; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.2; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.0; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (URN 130327), 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	15	27	1.8	8	0.53
Sep 2025	22	34	1.6	20	0.91
Sep 2024	24	27	1.1	18	0.75
Sep 2023 *	10	17	1.7	8	0.80
Sep 2022 *	19	31	1.6	18	0.95
Sep 2021 *	17	31	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2020 *	31	30	1.0	23	0.74
Sep 2019 *	33	26	0.8	23	0.70
Sep 2018 *	33	40	1.2	23	0.70
Sep 2017 *	44	44	1.0	26	0.59
Sep 2016 *	43	57	1.3	38	0.88
Sep 2015 *	34	43	1.3	29	0.85
Sep 2014 *	35	46	1.3	35	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 77% · Maths 80% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%19th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard23%

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	67%	7%	104	104
2023/24
2022/23

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 Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Greenhill Primary School
0.6 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Chantlers Primary School
0.6 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.8applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2024
Lowercroft Primary School
1.1 km · Bury

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Elton Community Primary School
1.5 km · Bury

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe
1.8 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Bury

2026

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Woodbank Primary School
2.0 km · Bury

Remains Good2020

1.5applications per place 63%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: 150409 · 351/2021
Trust: The Sycamore Church of England Trust Limited
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 182 on roll
Free school meals: 32.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2023
Replaced: St Stephen's Church of England Primary School (URN 130327)
Address: Colville Drive, Bury, BL8 2DX
Local authority: Bury

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