St Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury

BuryVoluntary aided school

Edward Street, The Mosses, Bury, BL9 0RZ

Headteacher: Mr G McRaeSchool website ↗Pupils: 250 (capacity: 255)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected November 2024
Oversubscribed
70% of first-choice applicants offered a place
68%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected November 2024
70%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 5 November 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Outstanding
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
68.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 77%·Writing 81%·Maths 90%All three 68%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding26%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected81%
Exceeding13%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected90%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
43
How many got their first choice?
30of 43 (69.8%)
How many applied in total?
80

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
16.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
58.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
26.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
113 girls, 137 boys

Location

Loading map...

Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 68% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1643.0%0.0%-0.2+2.3+1.7
2016/1767.0%10.0%+1.0+1.2+1.2
2017/1847.0%3.0%+3.1+2.3+2.9
2018/1959.0%0.0%+2.9+0.6+2.0
2022/2363.0%7.0%+1.1+2.0+3.3
2023/2463.0%13.0%---
2024/2568.0%10.0%---