1
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy
Manchester • Lancashire • M25 0JW
1
17 Apr 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Bury
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2021)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority 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
64
Outstanding
2
Good
50
Median inspection year
2021
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 3% · G: 86% · RI: 5% · I: 5%
2
St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich
Manchester • Lancashire • M25 1BP
1
2 Oct 2014
3
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Bury • Lancashire • BL9 7EY
2
7 Jul 2024
4
Mersey Drive Community Primary School
Manchester • M45 8LN
2
26 Jun 2024
5
Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School
Bury • Lancashire • BL8 4PA
2
6 May 2024
6
Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
Bury • Lancashire • BL8 4HS
2
12 Mar 2024
7
Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School
Manchester • M26 2GB
2
18 Jan 2024
8
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy
Bury • Lancashire • BL0 9JJ
2
11 Dec 2023
9
Summerseat Methodist Primary School
Bury • Lancashire • BL9 5NF
2
11 Dec 2023
10
Sunny Bank Primary School
Bury • Lancashire • BL9 8EQ
2
31 Jul 2023
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
- Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy 2 • Jun 2023
- Butterstile Primary School 2 • Jun 2023
- Fairfield Community Primary School 2 • May 2023
- St Hilda's Church of England Primary School 2 • May 2023
- Chapelfield Primary School 2 • May 2023
- Holy Trinity Primary School 2 • Mar 2023
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 2 • Jan 2023
- Radcliffe Primary School 2 • Dec 2022
- St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe 2 • Jul 2022
- St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 2 • Jun 2022