1
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Bury • Lancashire • BL9 7EY
2
7 Jul 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Bury
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Bury. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
38
Outstanding
0
Good
29
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 85% · RI: 9% · I: 6%
2
Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School
Bury • Lancashire • BL8 4PA
2
6 May 2024
3
Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
Bury • Lancashire • BL8 4HS
2
12 Mar 2024
4
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy
Bury • Lancashire • BL0 9JJ
2
11 Dec 2023
5
Summerseat Methodist Primary School
Bury • Lancashire • BL9 5NF
2
11 Dec 2023
6
Sunny Bank Primary School
Bury • Lancashire • BL9 8EQ
2
31 Jul 2023
7
Fairfield Community Primary School
Bury • Lancashire • BL9 7SD
2
25 May 2023
8
Christ Church CofE Primary School
Bury • Lancashire • BL8 3AX
2
18 Jan 2023
9
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury • Lancashire • BL9 6ER
2
22 Jun 2022
10
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School
Bury • Lancashire • BL9 8JT
2
19 May 2022
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 2 • Dec 2021
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom 2 • Nov 2021
- Lowercroft Primary School 2 • Jan 2020
- Springside Primary School 2 • Jul 2019
- Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School 2 • Mar 2019
- Elton Community Primary School 2 • Dec 2018
- Unsworth Primary School 2 • Jan 2018
- Hollins Grundy Primary School 2 • Nov 2017
- St John with St Mark CofE Primary School 2 • Jan 2017
- Holcombe Brook Primary School 2 • Sep 2016