# St John with St Mark CofE Primary School

St John with St Mark CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bury, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 357 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E133929. [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 357
- Council: Bury
- URN: 133929

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 23 November 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 43% of pupils at St John with St Mark CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bury and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bury | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Chesham Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesham-primary-academy-e150754): 850 m. Primary. Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodbank-primary-school-e150416): 990 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2020. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e150835): 1 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), March 2023, before the school changed. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-joseph-and-st-bede-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e150176): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cambian Chesham House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-chesham-house-school-e140205): 1.3 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Hoyle Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hoyle-nursery-school-e105283): 1.4 km. Nursery. Standards maintained, March 2025

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/133929)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/133929)

## How to cite

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