Primary school

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Bury
  • M26 4DG
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,049 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 87%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 29%29%2016/17: top 16%16% · 2016/172017/18: top 55%2018/19: top 72%2022/23: top 56%2023/24: top 78%2024/25: top 87%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM46% · North West 63%2/10 Well below North West−14.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West−44.4 pts
Reading score101 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−36.3 pts
Maths score101 · North West 1051/10 Well below North West−8.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 65% · 55 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 78% · 55 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 65% · 60 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 58% · 60 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 59% · 58 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 50% · 58 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 46% · 56 pupils · North West 63%78%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 55 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 24% · 55 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 10% · 60 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 8% · 60 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 58 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 3% · 58 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 56 pupils · North West 6%24%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 106 · 55 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 108 · 55 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 60 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 60 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 58 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 102 · 58 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 101 · 56 pupils · North West 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 55 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 55 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 60 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 60 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 58 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 101 · 58 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 101 · 56 pupils · North West 105106101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
31 of 31 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3131
2nd181
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2015Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2015Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2017Goodas predecessor
  7. 2022Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026326
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.5%
First language not English12.6%
SEN support17.8%
EHC plan5.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils13.4%

Girls 47.1%Boys 52.9%

69.1% full · 472 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.4
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 11.8
  • Leadership 2.6
  • Teaching assistants 15.4
  • Other support 5.9

Teachers 14.4 FTE · Whole workforce 35.7 · 56 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,022
Spend per pupil£6,853
Staff spend per pupil£5,691
Reserve per pupil−£29
  • −£10,000revenue reserve
  • +£58,000in-year balance

Grants £6,582 · self-generated £440 · premises £253 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