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Hoyle Nursery School

Nursery · ages 2-4MixedLocal authority nursery school87 pupilsNurseryBury
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Pupils from low-income families48%Far more than most schools
Pupils per teacher22.5School workforce census
Pupils on roll87Census January 2026

Hoyle Nursery School is a local authority nursery school in Bury for boys and girls aged 2 to 4. It has 87 pupils. About 48 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England.

Chesham Fold Road, Bury, BL9 6HR0161 761 6822hoylenurseryschool.co.ukMrs Rachel O'Neil headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Bury council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll87Census January 2026
Pupils from low-income families38%48% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English38%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support15%13 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan8%7 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls40 / 47
White British pupils48%

Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 6 pupils, for autism.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Bury with autism provision.

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (17), Hearing impairment (2), Vision impairment (1).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll879384969292
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals38%38%45%52%46%42%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language38%42%43%46%49%44%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support20%12%9%17%20%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans9%7%7%3%7%

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers3.0full-time equivalent, 3 people
Pupils per teacher22.5Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants10.0full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£62,129
Teachers who left in the year0%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£15,758England £7,738. Total £882k
Income per pupil£15,252England £7,697. Total £854k
Spent on teachers per pupil£3,893England £3,480
Money in reserve10%A healthy amount put by: £82k, £1,461 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£28kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£15,758spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m112 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate0 per 1,000 people100% lower than the England average
Typical house price£248,905Bury
Nearest bus stop160 mChesham Fold Road, 21 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Cambian Chesham House SchoolIndependent170 m16Not inspectedCompare
St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy360 m184Requires improvement 20233Compare
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy470 m342Good 202248Compare
East Ward Community Primary SchoolAcademy540 m474Report card 202655Compare
Ash Grove SchoolAcademy alternative provision sponsor led600 m109Requires improvement 2020Compare
Hazel Wood High SchoolAcademy710 m671Good 202333Compare
Fairfield Community Primary SchoolAcademy780 mGood 2023Compare
St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy0.6 miles459Good 202466Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Hoyle Nursery School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Hoyle Nursery School yet.

How many pupils does Hoyle Nursery School have?

87 pupils aged 2 to 4 were on the roll in January 2026.

Does Hoyle Nursery School have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It has sen unit for autism. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Chesham Fold Road, Bury, BL9 6HR
Telephone
0161 761 6822
Website
www.hoylenurseryschool.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Rachel O'Neil
Type of school
Local authority nursery school (Local authority nursery school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Nursery school, ages 2-4, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Bury
Ward
Moorside
Constituency
Bury North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
105283 · LAESTAB 3511003

Where these figures come from