Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury

School overview

Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury is a primary school serving Bury, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 184 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. 63% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury their first choice was offered one of its 10 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.8%. There are about 21.6 pupils per teacher. Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.