St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Bury
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bury Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe is a primary school in Bury for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2022. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 51.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 32.3% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
- For Reception 2026, there were 24 first-choice applications for 25 offers; 23 offers went to first-choice families, so 1 first-choice family was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 56% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Johnson Street, Radcliffe, Bury, M26 1AW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 216 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 51.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 May 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this improving school.”
- “They arrive each morning with a smile on their face and a cheerful greeting to their peers and staff on the playground.”
- “They respond readily to routines.”
To improve
- “Results in the phonics screening check at the end of Year 1 are lower than national averages.”
- “While the number of pupils who are persistently absent from school remains high, this has reduced significantly.”
- “On occasion, however, gaps in spelling, punctuation and grammar go unnoticed.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 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) | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 23 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.
- Chapelfield Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorsefield Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cams Lane Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Radcliffe Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Wesley Methodist Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Higher Lane Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published