St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
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 Stephen's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bury for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Stephen'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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 67% of pupils (England 62%) met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, and 7% (England 8%) reached the higher standard.
- For Reception 2026 there were 8 first-choice applications for 15 offers: 0.5 first choices per offer, the lowest of 56 Bury primary schools.
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Here 30.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 17.9% 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
- Colville Drive, Bury, BL8 2DX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 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: 8 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 8 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.
- Greenhill Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chantlers Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lowercroft Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Elton Community Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Woodbank Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade