# St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bury, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 342 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150176. [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 342
- Council: Bury
- URN: 150176

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 14 July 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
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, 64% of pupils at St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bury and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 64% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [St Paul's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-primary-school-e150835): 290 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), March 2023, before the school changed. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cambian Chesham House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-chesham-house-school-e140205): 310 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Hoyle Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hoyle-nursery-school-e105283): 470 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, March 2025
- [Chesham Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesham-primary-academy-e150754): 790 m. Primary. Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ash Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ash-grove-school-e151541): 920 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Requires improvement (overall), March 2020, before the school changed
- [East Ward Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-ward-community-primary-school-e144572): 930 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/150176)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150176)

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