St Luke's CofE Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Morley Street
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 9JQ
Phone 01617644988
Reference Number 133944

St Luke’s C of E Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils display a genuine joy in attending, fostered by a supportive environment that prioritizes safety and well-being. The curriculum is ambitious and well-crafted, with a strong focus on diversity and community responsibility, equipping students to be positive citizens. Although there are many strengths, including effective teaching and strong pupil behavior, the school faces challenges in some areas of curriculum clarity and depth.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 470
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50%
Girls: 50%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 52.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 28
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 30 30 60
2 30 29 59
3 33 27 60
4 32 27 59
5 28 31 59
6 31 31 62

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Pakistani 73%
White, British 11.1%
White & Asian 3.6%
White, Other 2.8%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
Asian, Other 1.7%
Indian 1.1%
African 1.1%
Caribbean 0.9%
Unclassified 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 22 Mar 2023
Date Report
22 Mar 2023 School inspection
24 May 2017 Short inspection
25 Apr 2012 Full inspection:
19 Jan 2009 Full inspection:
11 Jul 2006 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Pupils demonstrate a strong sense of pride and belonging.
  • The school environment promotes safety and well-being.
  • An ambitious curriculum reflects the context of pupils' lives.
  • Teachers possess good subject knowledge and effectively address misconceptions.
  • Reading is a central focus, with a systematic phonics approach.
  • Pupils engage in a range of enriching activities outside the classroom.
  • Leaders actively seek external support and maintain strong relationships with the governing body.

Areas for Improvement

  • Key knowledge in some subjects is unclear, leading to superficial learning.
  • Some pupils do not master fundamental knowledge by the end of Year 2.
  • Inconsistent curriculum design hampers depth of understanding in several subjects.

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 39 15 1 0 0 55
2. My child feels safe at this school 45 9 1 0 0 55
3. My child makes good progress at this school 32 16 3 1 3 55
4. My child is well looked after at this school 43 12 0 0 0 55
5. My child is taught well at this school 35 15 1 1 3 55
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 36 15 4 0 0 55
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 35 16 1 1 2 55
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 27 17 1 1 9 55
9. This school is well led and managed 29 22 1 1 2 55
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 29 17 3 1 5 55
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 27 21 2 1 4 55
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 53 2

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 56%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 105

Progress Scores

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Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.8
Writing 0.7
Maths 2.9

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 20 3
Third Preference 11 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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