St Thomas Church of England Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

BuryLocal Authority

Bury NorthConstituency

BL9 7EYPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Thomas Church of England Primary School 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 459 pupils. St Thomas Church of England Primary School is part of THE SYCAMORE CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST LIMITED.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 63%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

Asian

89%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

459

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

78%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 459
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: THE SYCAMORE CHURCH OF ENGLAND TRUST LIMITED

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
7 Jul 2024	Good	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good
10 Nov 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.