# St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich

St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich is a primary school in Bury, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 240 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105342. [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 240
- Council: Bury
- URN: 105342

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 12 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 66% of pupils at St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bury and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 66% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [The Heys School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-heys-school-e147883): 350 m. Secondary. Good (overall), June 2024. Attainment 8 of 33.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-grace-rc-primary-school-e105345): 600 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Cloughside College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cloughside-college-e105376): 720 m. Special. School remains Good, January 2024
- [Heaton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heaton-park-primary-school-e150484): 730 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Park View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-view-primary-school-e149934): 850 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Manchester Mesivta School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manchester-mesivta-school-e134195): 990 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), January 2024. Attainment 8 of 41.2 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/105342)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105342)

## How to cite

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