St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Whitefield Road, Bury, BL9 9PW
244 pupils · 95% of 258 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 33.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 26 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 64% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 32 | 53 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 32 | 44 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 34 | 53 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 32 | 56 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 29 | 33 | 46 | 29 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 27 | 26 | 41 | 27 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 28 | 46 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 29 | 26 | 42 | 29 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Holy Trinity Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Hollins Grundy Primary School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 1.8 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.