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St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe

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personMrs Elizabeth Cook

corporate_fareTHE SYCAMORE CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST LIMITED

location_onBury, M26 1AW

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

216

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Expected Standard

56%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Bury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 70% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe is an academy sponsor led in Bury, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE SYCAMORE CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST LIMITED. The school has approximately 208 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #34 of 58 primaries in Bury and #7,895 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 63%

Reading70% LA 76%

Writing63% LA 73%

Maths67% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading70% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths70% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading66% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths62% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.2

-2.7 to 2.0

-0.4

Write

LA 0.3

-2.6 to 1.9

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.3

-3.4 to 1.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading53% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths50% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA 1.0

-0.6 to 4.0

3.3

Write

LA 0.0

1.2 to 5.4

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.6 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 64%

Reading-% LA 76%

Writing-% LA 77%

Maths-% LA 76%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 1.0

Write

LA 0.0

Maths

LA 0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 May 2022

Inspection Report

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15 October 2020

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-17

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-09-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-02-26

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 208 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	208	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	201	1	0.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	226	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	213	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	227	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	214	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	205	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	219	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	207	2	1.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	207	1	0.5%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	212	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	208	2	1.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	215	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	210	1	0.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

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St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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