Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury

Leigh Lane, Elton, Bury, BL8 2RH

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

240

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 30 June 2026 and continues as Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School (URN 152447) (opened 1 July 2026). Its page carries this history forward.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 8 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Good
Early years: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 63.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 75.0%
Writing (Expected): 66.0%
Maths (Expected): 84.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 72.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 103.0
Cohort Size: 32

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 236
Boys: 121 (51%)
Girls: 115 (49%)
Capacity: 240 (98% full)
SEND: 10.2%
FSM Eligible: 12.0%
EAL: 6.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 4.7%
SEN Support: 5.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 21.4:1
Teachers (FTE): 11.0
Budget per Pupil: £6,144/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 3.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 5.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 88.1%
Asian Chinese: 2.6%
Black African: 2.6%
Mixed Other: 1.8%
Asian Indian: 1.8%
White Other: 1.3%
Other: 0.9%
White Traveller: 0.4%

88.1%

White British

2.6%

Asian Chinese

2.6%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

GuardianAngels@bury.gov.uk

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Leigh Lane

Bury, North West

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Administrative

URN: 105334
UKPRN: 10070774
Establishment No.: 3320

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