St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Bury
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.366 miles
Published by Bury Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Peter's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bury for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Peter's Church of England Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.366 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility stands at 31.1% of pupils, against a middle figure of 24.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
- The Reception 2026 last distance offered was 0.366 miles, 2nd shortest of the 11 Bury primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance; the middle figure was 0.94 miles.
- Reception 2026 drew 32 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bury schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Whitefield Road, Bury, BL9 9PW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils attend well and take genuine pride in being part of this warm, welcoming school community.”
- “From the youngest children to the oldest pupils, their positive attitudes shine through, especially during whole‑school moments like their joyful singing in assemblies.”
- “Pupils benefit from the caring and respectful relationships they share with staff and with one another, helping them to feel secure and well cared for.”
To improve
- “Contrastingly, in some lessons, the content that is taught and the tasks that are set do not consistently enable other pupils to learn as well as they could.”
- “As a result, pupils develop secure foundations in essential knowledge and skills but are often hindered from achieving as well as they could in some other subjects.”
- “However, they recognise that there is further work to do to ensure that the curriculum is set out and delivered consistently well.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 64% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bury.
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hollins Grundy Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sunny Bank Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published