St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury
Porritt Street, Via Huntley Mount Road, Bury, BL9 6LJ
This school is closed (it closed in April 2024).
It was replaced by St Paul's Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Morris
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 105332
- Local authority
- Bury
About this school
St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bury. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 218 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 35 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 34% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 46% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - |
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 Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury 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 | 34% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 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 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury compares
Its absence rate was lower than 25% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.3% | 63.3% | 218 | — |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 43% | 6.2% | 64.3% | 184 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 64% | 5.1% | 26.2% | 342 | 0.2 miles |
| East Ward Community Primary School | 62% | 5.8% | 55.3% | 474 | 0.4 miles |
| Chesham Primary Academy | 70% | 5.4% | 21.9% | 293 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School | 66% | 5.5% | 23.1% | 459 | 0.6 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 63.3%
- English as an additional language
- 43.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.3%
- Persistent absence
- 24.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bury
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St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Bury
-
East Ward Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Chesham Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Bury
-
St Thomas Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bury
Other 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 Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury teach?
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Bury.
- Has St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury?
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury had 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 34% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury'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 8 July 2024.