St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Colville Drive, Bury, BL8 2DX
182 pupils · 76% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- THE SYCAMORE CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 32.2%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 July 2022, published 28 September 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.53 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 8 | 27 | 10 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 20 | 34 | 21 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 24 | 18 | 27 | 21 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Greenhill Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Chantlers Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 km · No Ofsted rating
- Lowercroft Primary School 1.1 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Elton Community Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.