Primary schools in Bury

There are 64 primary schools in Bury, teaching 15,160 pupils. Of the 55 with a score, 19 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 14 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Bury All schools in Bury Places within

Pupils from low-income families23%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools19 of 55scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards7inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)444 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full20 of 58schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size26.1one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs10schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Bury

From Bury council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 11 primary schools, 11 of which filled on distance. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

St Luke's CofE Primary School 530 m
St Peter's Church of England Primary School 590 m
Chantlers Primary School 620 m
Fairfield Community Primary School 740 m
Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School 0.7 miles
St Thomas Church of England Primary School 0.9 miles
Unsworth Primary School 1.3 miles
Holcombe Brook Primary School 1.6 miles
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 2.0 miles
Chapelfield Primary School 2.1 miles
Lowercroft Primary School 2.2 miles

Source: Bury council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Primary schools (64)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Chantlers Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11	305	9%	No overall grade 2025	98	95 to 99
2	Gorsefield Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Manchester	332	57%	Good 2023	94	88 to 97
3	Greenhill Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	255	9%	Good 2023	93	86 to 97
4	Sunny Bank Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	215	7%	Good 2023	92	83 to 97
5	Yesoiday Hatorah Girls AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	437	2%	Outstanding 2024	83	70 to 90
6	Hazlehurst Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	156	8%	Inadequate 2023	82	57 to 93
7	St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, PrestwichChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Manchester	240	10%	No overall grade 2025	80	59 to 90
8	Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	214	9%	Good 2022	79	60 to 90
9	Yesoiday Hatorah Boys AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	423	1%	Good 2023	78	61 to 88
10	Unsworth Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	232	14%	Good 2023	78	56 to 90
11	St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Manchester	199	10%	Not inspected	77	53 to 90
12	St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, RadcliffeChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Manchester	223	18%	Good 2023	76	54 to 89
13	Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	115	2%	Good 2024	76	46 to 91
14	St Mary's Church of England Primary School, HawkshawChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, Bury	99	6%	No overall grade 2024	73	41 to 90
15	Lowercroft Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	204	5%	Good 2020	72	50 to 87
16	St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	339	4%	Good 2020	71	42 to 88
17	St Hilda's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11 · Manchester	184	20%	Good 2023	70	44 to 86
18	Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, BuryRoman Catholic · ages 4-11	233	6%	Good 2024	67	47 to 82
19	St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	459	25%	Good 2024	66	44 to 81
20	Hollins Grundy Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-11	211	17%	Good 2023	64	39 to 82
21	Our Lady of Grace RC Primary SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 3-11 · Manchester	278	8%	Good 2023	60	39 to 77
22	Elton Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	307	36%	Good 2024	59	37 to 78
23	Radcliffe Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	228	49%	Good 2022	58	34 to 77
24	Whitefield Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	170	43%	Good 2021	56	22 to 84
25	Cams Lane Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Manchester	204	27%	Good 2020	56	23 to 83
26	St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	193	15%	Good 2023	55	25 to 81
27	East Ward Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	474	55%	Report card 2026	55	36 to 72
28	Heaton Park Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	423	17%	Good 2022	53	29 to 75
29	Springside Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	239	20%	No overall grade 2025	52	29 to 74
30	St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, RamsbottomChurch of England · ages 4-11	178	12%	Report card 2026	52	32 to 71
31	St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	342	28%	Good 2022	48	23 to 73
32	Wesley Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11 · Manchester	320	21%	Good 2023	45	26 to 66
33	Chapelfield Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Manchester	288	34%	Good 2023	45	24 to 67
34	Higher Lane Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	491	17%	Report card 2025	45	28 to 63
35	St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	202	26%	Report card 2026	43	23 to 67
36	Butterstile Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	382	23%	Good 2023	43	21 to 68
37	Tottington Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	319	10%	Good 2024	41	23 to 63
38	St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	465	27%	Good 2023	40	23 to 59
39	St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-11	244	34%	Report card 2026	40	20 to 65
40	Mersey Drive Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-11 · Manchester	203	44%	Good 2024	36	17 to 62
41	Park View Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	425	17%	Good 2022	35	20 to 54
42	All Saints Church of England Primary School, StandChurch of England · ages 3-11 · Manchester	208	17%	Good 2023	32	16 to 57
43	Woodbank Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	295	25%	Good 2020	31	13 to 60
44	Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	295	47%	Good 2023	30	16 to 51
45	St John's Church of England Primary School, RadcliffeAcademy · ages 3-11	216	53%	Good 2022	25	12 to 49
46	Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary SchoolJewish · ages 3-11	103	21%	Report card 2026	23	8 to 57
47	Peel Brow SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	94	43%	Report card 2026	22	10 to 46
48	Holy Trinity Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	229	37%	Good 2023	22	10 to 45
49	Summerseat Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	95	16%	Good 2023	21	8 to 48
50	Ribble Drive Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11 · Manchester	189	55%	Good 2019	19	7 to 47
51	Chesham Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	293	19%	Inadequate 2023	17	7 to 36
52	St John with St Mark CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	357	31%	Good 2022	15	8 to 28
53	St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11	182	32%	Requires improvement 2022	15	6 to 37
54	St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	326	24%	Good 2022	6	3 to 12
55	St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	184	67%	Requires improvement 2023	3	1 to 6
	Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Bolton	–	–	Good 2022	–
	Fairfield Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 2-11	–	–	Good 2023	–
	Greenmount Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	229	5%	Not inspected	–
	Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	–	–	No overall grade 2024	–
	Holcombe Brook Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	–	–	Not inspected	–
	Old Hall Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	173	21%	Good 2023	–
	Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	–	–	Good 2023	–
	Sedgley Park Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-11 · Manchester	242	25%	Good 2024	–
	St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11	–	–	No overall grade 2024	–

Primary schools by town in Bury

Bury37 schools Manchester25 schools

Primary schools in nearby areas

Lancashire484 schools Manchester139 schools Liverpool116 schools Cheshire West and Chester129 schools Cumberland145 schools Cheshire East124 schools Westmorland and Furness122 schools Bolton98 schools Wigan99 schools Salford76 schools Wirral91 schools Stockport85 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.