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St Peter's Church of England Primary School

Whitefield Road, Bury, BL9 9PW

Local ranking28th of 55 primary schools in Bury
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

258

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
64.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
73.0%
Writing (Expected)
67.0%
Maths (Expected)
82.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
67.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
105.0
Cohort Size
33

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
243
Boys
141 (58%)
Girls
103 (42%)
Capacity
258 (95% full)
SEND
18.5%
FSM Eligible
33.0%
EAL
32.9%
SEN with EHC Plan
4.1%
SEN Support
14.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
19.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Budget per Pupil
£7,137/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.6% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
15.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 44.6%
  • Asian Pakistani: 33.3%
  • Mixed Other: 6.3%
  • Black African: 4.6%
  • Asian Other: 3.8%
  • White Other: 2.5%
  • Other: 1.7%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.3%

44.6%

White British

33.3%

Asian Pakistani

6.3%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
105321
UKPRN
10071393
Establishment No.
3006

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