Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury is a primary school located in Bury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Leigh Lane, Bury

School Information

Address: Leigh Lane, Bury, BL8 2RH
Website: www.guardianangelsbury.co.uk
Telephone: 01617644014
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bury
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs J E Davies
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105334

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 241
Number of Boys: 104
Number of Girls: 137

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.5 to 1.7
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.1
Maths
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hoyle Nursery School
Chesham Fold Road , BL9 6HR 		4out of 4 3,233 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
Leigh Lane , Elton BL8 2RH 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Elton Community Primary School
Alston Street , BL8 1SB 		3out of 4 406 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Chantlers Primary School
Foulds Avenue , BL8 2SF 		3out of 4 764 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Woodbank Primary School
Woodbank Primary School Brandlesholme Road , BL8 1AX 		3out of 4 942 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Colville Drive , BL8 2DX 		2out of 4 1,239 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Elton High School
Walshaw Road , BL8 1RN 		3out of 4 792 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bridge Road , BL9 0TZ 		- not rated 1,321 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Bury Church of England High School
Haslam Brow , BL9 0TS 		3out of 4 1,758 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Derby High School
Radcliffe Road , Redvales BL9 9NH 		3out of 4 1,909 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Tottington High School
Laurel Street , Tottington BL8 3LY 		3out of 4 2,262 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bury College
Market Street , BL9 0BG 		- not rated 1,830 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Holy Cross College
169 Manchester Road , BL9 9BB 		- not rated 2,060 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mill School - Bury
Wellington Street , Bury BL8 2BD 		- not rated 1,161 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Excel and Exceed Centre
Buller Street , BL8 2BS 		- not rated 1,240 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Bury Grammar Schools
Tenterden Street , BL9 0HN 		- not rated 1,328 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bury Catholic Preparatory School
Arden House , Manchester Road BL9 9BH 		- not rated 1,984 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cambian Chesham House School
Chesham House , Thrush Drive BL9 6JD 		- not rated 3,138 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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