St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich
About St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich
St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School in Prestwich holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, though the inspection itself was a mixed picture. While the overall effectiveness was not judged, inspectors awarded Outstanding grades for personal development and for behaviour and attitudes, with Good grades for quality of education, early years provision, and leadership and management. This marks a change from the school's previous inspection in 2014, when it was rated Outstanding across the board. On the key academic metric, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, which sits above the Bury local authority average of 64%. That places the school 15th out of 46 primary schools in the borough, putting it comfortably in the top half of local primaries.
Key Details
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
12 Feb 2025From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.
Source: Ofsted, 28 Apr 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
5Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
11Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:25
Breakfast club
07:30-09:00
After-school care
15:30-17:30
Source: stmarysprestwich.bury.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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