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St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Joanne Morris

location_onBury, BL9 6LJ

language Visit Website phone 1617643788

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

226

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Expected Standard

49%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bury, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 77% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Bury is a voluntary aided school in Bury, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 226 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #39 of 65 primaries in Bury and #7,296 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 32.3%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading74% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading46% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing51% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths49% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 0.2

-5.1 to -0.7

-0.2

Write

LA 0.3

-2.3 to 1.9

-1.8

Maths

LA 0.3

-3.9 to 0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading53% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing47% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths56% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 1.0

-1.9 to 3.1

-1.1

Write

LA 0.0

-3.5 to 1.2

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-3.6 to 0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

15%

LA 64%

Reading39% LA 76%

Writing24% LA 77%

Maths24% LA 76%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 1.0

-3.7 to 0.7

-4.8

Write

LA 0.0

-6.9 to -2.7

-4.2

Maths

LA 0.5

-6.2 to -2.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 April 2024

Inspection Report

01 March 2023

Inspection Report

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26 May 2021

Inspection Report

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17 March 2021

Inspection Report

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08 May 2019

Inspection Report

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28 March 2017

Inspection Report

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27 February 2013

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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10 December 2007

Inspection Report

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07 July 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-03-01

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-05-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-03-28

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-02-27

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.7% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 0.986% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 218 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.7%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Spring term)	218	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	225	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	236	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	232	2	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	225	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	239	4	1.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	242	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%