St John with St Mark CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school in Bury, BL9 5EE, taking ages 4 to 11, 357 on roll.
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In the latest published round, the furthest child offered a place lived 0.91 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close 15 January 2027; offers on 16 April 2027.
How this compares: every Bury school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 0.91 miles, the distance the school admitted from in the latest published year.
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School: 0.91 miles The Derby High School: 1.8 miles, published by Bury
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When St John with St Mark CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children and faith criteria come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside both circles; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
Source: Bury, published admission distances
Where St John with St Mark CofE Primary School and The Derby High School are both in reach
Both distances are drawn on the map above. The Derby High School admitted from 1.8 miles in the latest published year, published by Bury. Its own page has the rest of its figures.
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside both published distances, cheapest first by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is BL9 at £145,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.
| District | Area | From St John with St Mark CofE Primary School | From The Derby High School | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BL9 | Bury | 0.8 mi | 1.1 mi | £145,000 78 sales |
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Distances measured from each district's centre to each school's point on the Department for Education register.
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Other schools nearby with a published distance
The closest schools to St John with St Mark CofE Primary School that also have a council-published admission distance, nearest first.
| School | Phase | Admitted from | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesham Primary Academy Both in reach | Primary | 0.49 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Hazel Wood High School Both in reach | Secondary | 1.43 mi | 1.1 mi |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.59 mi | 1.3 mi |
| The Elton High School Both in reach | Secondary | 0.87 mi | 1.4 mi |
| Chantlers Primary School Both in reach | Primary | 0.36 mi | 1.5 mi |
| The Derby High School Both in reach | Secondary | 1.8 mi | 1.5 mi |
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| How full | 357 pupils in 362 places (99% full) |
| Local authority | Bury |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 15 January 2023. Ungraded inspection, January 2023: school remains Good |
| Meeting the expected standard | 43.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25) |
| Year | Meeting the expected standard |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 43.0% |
| 2023/24 | 28.0% |
| 2022/23 | 37.0% |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to St John with St Mark CofE Primary School
| Girls and boys | 45.7% girls, 54.3% boys |
| English as an additional language | 93.6% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 28.0% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
What it costs to live within reach of St John with St Mark CofE Primary School
Cheapest district inside the 0.91 miles: BL9, median £145,000.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL9 | Bury | 0.8 mi | £145,000 78 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 0.91 miles the school admitted from in the latest published year, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to St John with St Mark CofE Primary School by bus
Best-served stop: Argyle Street, 0.2 mi away, with 6.2 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 05:04, last 00:25 after midnight.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle Street | 0.2 mi | 6.1 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 474, 483, 481, 487, 882, 898 |
| Russell Street | 0.2 mi | 6.1 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 472, 481, 483, 487, 882, 898 |
| Argyle Street | 0.2 mi | 6.2 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 472, 481, 483, 487, 882, 898 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing St John with St Mark CofE Primary School against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around BL9: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at BL9 5EE, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
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Common questions
What is the catchment area for St John with St Mark CofE Primary School?
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in the latest published year lived 0.91 miles away, per Bury.
How close do I need to live to get a place at St John with St Mark CofE Primary School?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 0.91 miles was enough in the latest published year, and at 99% full the school has little slack. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near St John with St Mark CofE Primary School guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings and faith criteria ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
Every Bury school's distance
All Bury schools with a published admission distance, tightest first →
How school admissions actually work, and what the distance means →
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