St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Whitefield Road, Bury, BL9 9PW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr S Wedgeworth
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 258
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- URN
- 105321
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617642017
About this school
St Peter's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Bury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 244 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 33 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 70% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 79% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 53% | 79% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 70% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Peter's Church of England Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 252 |
| 2023/24 | 253 |
| 2024/25 | 243 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Peter's Church of England Primary School compares
St Peter's Church of England Primary School ranked 28th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.6% | 33% | 244 | — |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | 56% | 6.7% | 24.4% | 465 | 0.6 miles |
| Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School | 50% | 6.3% | 45.6% | 295 | 0.9 miles |
| Holy Trinity Primary School | 37% | 6.9% | 37.3% | 229 | 0.9 miles |
| St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.9 miles |
| Hollins Grundy Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 14.2% | 211 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report27 January 2026
- 10 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.02%
- English as an additional language
- 32.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.63%
- Persistent absence
- 15.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Luke's CofE Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Holy Trinity Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bury
- 0.9 miles
-
Hollins Grundy Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bury
Other schools in Bury
St Peter's Church of England Primary School ranks 19th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Bury.
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School Primary
- Chantlers Primary School Primary
- Chesham Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- East Ward Community Primary School Primary
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elton Community Primary School Primary
- Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Community Primary School Primary
- Greenhill Primary School Primary
- Greenmount Primary School Primary
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Peter's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of St Peter's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Peter's Church of England Primary School is Mr S Wedgeworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Peter's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Peter's Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Peter's Church of England Primary School?
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School has 244 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Peter's Church of England Primary School full?
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 258 pupils and 244 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Peter's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Peter's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does St Peter's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Peter's Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have St Peter's Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Peter's Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Bury?
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School ranked 28th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Peter's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Peter's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Peter's Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.