St Paul's Church of England Primary School

Primary · Bury · BL9 6LJ · URN 150835

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2023-03-01Cohort 184Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 35

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 56 schools in Bury

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
43%
Bury 63%England 61%
20 percentage points below the area average of 63
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Bury 8.3%England 8%
8.3 percentage points below the area average of 8.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
101
Bury 105.89England 105
4.9 below the area average of 105.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
101
Bury 105England 105
4 below the area average of 105
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
103
Bury 105.22England 105
2.2 below the area average of 105.2
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
29%
Bury 28.7%England 32%
In line with the area average of 28.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
69%
Bury 76%
7 percentage points below the area average of 76
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
54%
Bury 73%
19 percentage points below the area average of 73
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
66%
Bury 75.1%
9.1 percentage points below the area average of 75.1
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
35
Bury 37
1.9 below the area average of 36.9
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Bury	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	43% Bury 63%England 61%	20 percentage points below the area average of 63	18 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Bury 8.3%England 8%	8.3 percentage points below the area average of 8.3	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	101 Bury 105.89England 105	4.9 below the area average of 105.9	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	101 Bury 105England 105	4 below the area average of 105	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	103 Bury 105.22England 105	2.2 below the area average of 105.2	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	29% Bury 28.7%England 32%	In line with the area average of 28.7	3 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	69% Bury 76%	7 percentage points below the area average of 76	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	54% Bury 73%	19 percentage points below the area average of 73	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	66% Bury 75.1%	9.1 percentage points below the area average of 75.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	35 Bury 37	1.9 below the area average of 36.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bury · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 51.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 66.8% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 24.5% of pupils
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 29% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 43% of pupils

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Paul's Church of England Primary School Requires improvement at its inspection on 01/03/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Paul's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bury, postcode BL9 6LJ (URN 150835).
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