St Luke's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Bury
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.327 miles
Published by Bury Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Luke's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bury for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 March 2023. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Luke's CofE 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 | 0.327 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.327 miles from the school, the shortest of 11 Bury primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 66 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 57 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families (14%) were not offered a place.
- There are 33 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.9 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
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
- Morley Street, Bury, BL9 9JQ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 465 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 33
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils’ pure joy in attending this school shines through in their warm smiles, cheery waves and joyful laughter.”
- “They are extremely proud to be part of the St Luke’s family.”
- “They trust the staff implicitly.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, leaders have been less decisive about fine-tuning the essential knowledge that pupils must learn.”
- “At times, teachers are not sure what knowledge should be taught, emphasised and rehearsed until it is held securely in pupils’ memories.”
- “In some subjects, there is too much content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 2023 (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) | 56% | 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: 66 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 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. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- East Ward Community Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hollins Grundy Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- St John with St Mark CofE Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good