# St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bury, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 202 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149679. [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 202
- Council: Bury
- URN: 149679

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 20 January 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: Needs attention
- 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, 58% of pupils at St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bury and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 58% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 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.

- [Ribble Drive Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ribble-drive-community-primary-school-e150488): 230 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2019, before the school changed. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Whitefield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitefield-community-primary-school-e150487): 560 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Unsworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/unsworth-primary-school-e146932): 760 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-stand-e105325): 810 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mersey Drive Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mersey-drive-community-primary-school-e105299): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Elms Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elms-bank-e146891): 1 km. Special. Outstanding (overall), September 2023

## 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/149679)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149679)

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