Academy converter · Primary
Bury · BL9 6ER · Bury
Ages 3–11
- Absence5.8%
- FSM27.9%
- Demand1.04
0.2 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Requires improvementURN 150835
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Bury · BL9 6LJ
Ages 4–11 · 184 pupils · Bury
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Overall absence
6.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Requires improvement
Inspection date
2023-03-01
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.0%
Unauthorised2.8%
- Authorised absence
- 3.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 1.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 192
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill88%
184 pupils · 210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 184
- Boys / girls
- 93 / 91
- School capacity
- 210
- Capacity fill
- 184 / 210 (88%)
- Free school meals
- 66.8%
- FSM pupils
- 123
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Komal Asani
Location
- Address
- Porritt Street, Via Huntley Mount Road
- Postcode
- BL9 6LJ
- Town
- Bury
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Bury
- District
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bury, Bury, 184 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 66.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Manchester.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
East Ward Community Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy converter · Primary
Bury · BL9 7QZ · Bury
Ages 3–11
- KS265%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM55.0%
- Demand0.96
0.4 miles away
Chesham Primary Academy
Ofsted: InadequateAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bury · BL9 6PH · Bury
Ages 4–11
- Absence6.0%
- FSM18.8%
- Demand1.03
0.6 miles away
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bury · BL9 7EY · Bury
Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM25.3%
- Demand0.95
0.6 miles away
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Bury · BL9 5EE · Bury
Ages 4–11
- KS228%
- Absence7.9%
- FSM31.4%
- Demand0.97
0.6 miles away
Fairfield Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bury · BL9 7SD · Bury
Ages 2–11
0.7 miles away
St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Bury · BL9 0RZ · Bury
Ages 3–11
0.9 miles away
Holy Trinity Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bury · BL9 0SB · Bury
Ages 3–11
- KS250%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM37.4%
- Demand0.79
0.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Komal Asani
- Telephone
- 01617643788