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St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Colville Drive, Bury BL8 2DX · ststephensceprimary.co.uk · 0161 764 1132
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bury 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Bury Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 182
- 76% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Bury
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 32.2%
- First language not English
- 30.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bury Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 8 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 8 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 22 | 20 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 18 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 19 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Bury it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 130327)
Ofsted
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 12 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 12 Jul 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130327)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 130327), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2018Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130327)
Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130327)
Jun 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130327)