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

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

St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School in Bury stands out against the local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes, with a score of 64 for the LA average, though the school's own KS2 data is not provided in the available information. What is clear from the data is that the school has made a notable improvement in its Ofsted rating, moving from a Requires Improvement overall effectiveness grade in 2015 to a Good rating in its most recent graded inspection in 2017, a status it has maintained through an ungraded inspection in 2022. This trajectory places it among the majority of Bury's 64 primary schools, where only two hold an Outstanding rating, the nearest being Chantlers Primary School 2. 9 kilometres away. With 348 pupils on roll against a capacity of 472, the school is not at full capacity, yet it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 academic year, receiving 52 applications for 27 places, with all 27 first-preference applicants offered a spot.

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