Primary school

St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Bury
  • BL9 6ER
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 7,758 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 52%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 48%48%2016/17: top 65%2017/18: top 42%42% · 2017/182018/19: top 73%2022/23: top 87%2023/24: top 47%2024/25: top 52%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM64% · North West 63%6/10 Middle+24.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West−21 pts
Reading score106 · North West 1056/10 Middle+11 pts
Maths score105 · North West 1055/10 Middle+21.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 56% · 43 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 57% · 56 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 70% · 43 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 58% · 45 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 43% · 44 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 64% · 44 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 64% · 44 pupils · North West 63%70%43%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 43 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 9% · 56 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 12% · 43 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 4% · 45 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 5% · 44 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 5% · 44 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 44 pupils · North West 6%12%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 43 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 56 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 108 · 43 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 45 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 44 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 44 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 44 pupils · North West 105108103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 43 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 56 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 43 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 45 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 44 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 105 · 44 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 105 · 44 pupils · North West 105106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in84.6%
44 of 52 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 84.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5244
2nd221
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2022Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026342
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.2%
First language not English18.8%
SEN support14.4%
EHC plan2.6%
Absence (sessions missed)5.1%
Persistently absent pupils9.8%

Girls 52.5%Boys 47.5%

99.7% full · 343 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.8
Pupils per adult9.7
  • Classroom teachers 13.2
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 18.6
  • Other support 4.4

Teachers 14.8 FTE · Whole workforce 37.8 · 49 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,955
Spend per pupil£6,366
Staff spend per pupil£4,920
Reserve per pupil£601
  • +£202,000revenue reserve
  • +£198,000in-year balance

Grants £6,417 · self-generated £539 · premises £458 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (22 academies) · trust reserve £1,895,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it