St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

BuryLocal Authority

Bury NorthConstituency

BL9 6ERPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Bury, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 342 pupils. St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is part of ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

71%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

342

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 342
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Jun 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.