Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2022
Expected Standard
64%
Demand Ratio
1.0x
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Bury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is an academy converter in Bury, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 341 pupils on roll, of whom 26% are eligible for free school meals.
In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #10 of 58 primaries in Bury and #4,065 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 Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.
The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.
R/W/M Expected Standard
64%
Read SS
106
Maths SS
105
GPS SS
105
Progress (0 = national avg)
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Read
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Write
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Maths
Inspection Report
Inspection Report
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