St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Colville Drive, Bury, BL8 2DX
This school is closed (it closed in November 2023).
It was replaced by St Stephen's Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jane Parsons
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 226
- URN
- 130327
- Local authority
- Bury
About this school
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bury. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 226 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 1995, 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 | 45 | 36 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 29% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 44% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.90 | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - |
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 Stephen'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 | 29% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How St Stephen's Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 51% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 31.1% | 226 | — |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 31.6% | 182 | 0.0 miles |
| Greenhill Primary School | 86% | 4.2% | 9.6% | 255 | 0.4 miles |
| Chantlers Primary School | 97% | 3.3% | 10.5% | 305 | 0.4 miles |
| Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Lowercroft Primary School | 66% | 3.5% | 6.6% | 204 | 0.7 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 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.1%
- English as an additional language
- 27.4%
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Greenhill Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Chantlers Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bury
- 0.7 miles
-
Lowercroft Primary School0.7 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 Stephen's Church of England Primary School teach?
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bury.
- Has St Stephen's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 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 Stephen's Church of England Primary School?
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School had 226 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Stephen'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 29% in 2022/23 and 69% 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 Stephen's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Stephen'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 12 January 2024.