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Best Schools in Bury

Compare 63 schools in Bury. Data includes Ofsted ratings and exam performance (Attainment 8, Progress 8, KS2 results).

Official data sourced from the Department for Education (DfE) • Last updated 24 Oct 2025

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63

Total Schools

5

Outstanding

38

Good

Primary Schools

51 schools

Secondary Schools

12 schools

Top Performing Schools in Bury

Ordered by KS2 combined reading/writing/maths meeting expected standard (or the average of subject measures where needed).

Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

BL8 4PA

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 3/26/2024

Performance

Reading Standard

87%

Writing Standard

80%

Maths Standard

87%

Combined RWM

67%

Reading Prog.

+4.1

Writing Prog.

+3.5

Maths Prog.

+3.3

113 pupils • 3.5% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Chantlers Primary School

Community school

Primary

BL8 2SF

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 1/22/2020

Performance

Reading Standard

100%

Writing Standard

97%

Maths Standard

97%

Combined RWM

97%

Reading Prog.

+6.1

Writing Prog.

+0.5

Maths Prog.

+2.1

305 pupils • 8.9% FSM • 3.0% EAL

Edenfield Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school

Primary

BL0 0HL

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 10/19/2023

Performance

Reading Standard

87%

Writing Standard

83%

Maths Standard

90%

Combined RWM

80%

Reading Prog.

+1.5

Writing Prog.

+1.6

Maths Prog.

+0.9

199 pupils • 8.5% FSM • 1.0% EAL

Sunny Bank Primary School

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Primary

BL9 8EQ

Ages: 5-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 6/20/2023

Performance

Reading Standard

84%

Writing Standard

75%

Maths Standard

81%

Combined RWM

75%

Reading Prog.

+2.1

Writing Prog.

+1.9

Maths Prog.

+2.7

216 pupils • 7.9% FSM • 10.6% EAL

Greenhill Primary School

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Primary

BL8 2JH

Ages: 4-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 7/12/2023

Performance

Reading Standard

94%

Writing Standard

89%

Maths Standard

89%

Combined RWM

86%

Reading Prog.

+2.2

Writing Prog.

+3.3

Maths Prog.

+3.7

239 pupils • 9.6% FSM • 26.4% EAL

Holcombe Brook Primary School

Community school

Primary

BL0 9TA

Ages: 5-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 3/12/2020

Performance

Reading Standard

72%

Writing Standard

67%

Maths Standard

85%

Combined RWM

63%

Reading Prog.

+5.1

Writing Prog.

+2.2

Maths Prog.

+5.7

263 pupils • 14.1% FSM • 1.5% EAL

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Brookhaven School

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Secondary

BL9 8LP

Ages: 11-16

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Not rated

No inspection date available

Performance

Attainment 8

—

Progress 8

—

Eng & Maths 5+

—

Eng & Maths 4+

—

EBacc Entry

—

EBacc Achievement

—

50 pupils • 28.0% FSM • 2.0% EAL

Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School

Voluntary aided school

Primary

BL9 8JT

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 3/15/2022

Performance

Reading Standard

78%

Writing Standard

78%

Maths Standard

78%

Combined RWM

56%

Reading Prog.

+2.2

Writing Prog.

+0.5

Maths Prog.

+4.4

102 pupils • 15.7% FSM • 4.9% EAL

Bury Catholic Preparatory School

Other independent school

Primary

BL9 9BH

Ages: 3-11

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Not rated

No inspection date available

Performance

Reading Standard

—

Writing Standard

—

Maths Standard

—

Combined RWM

—

Reading Prog.

—

Writing Prog.

—

Maths Prog.

—

80 pupils • 0.0% FSM • 0.0% EAL

Bury Church of England High School

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Secondary

BL9 0TS

Ages: 11-16

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Requires improvement

Last inspection: 9/13/2023

Performance

Attainment 8

49.1

Progress 8

-0.31

Eng & Maths 5+

52.1%

Eng & Maths 4+

73.3%

EBacc Entry

41.8%

EBacc Achievement

27.9%

827 pupils • 21.4% FSM • 7.6% EAL

Bury College

Further education

Post-16

BL9 0BG

Ages: 16-99

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Good

Last inspection: 3/31/2023

Performance

Academic Progress

+28.64

Applied Gen. Progress

+26.76

Avg Points/Entry

28.7

AAB or Better

4.6%

Pupil numbers not available

Bury Grammar Schools

Other independent school

Primary, Secondary, Post-16

BL9 0HN

Ages: 3-18

Gender: Mixed

Ofsted Rating

Not rated

No inspection date available

Performance

Reading Standard

—

Writing Standard

—

Maths Standard

—

Combined RWM

—

Reading Prog.

—

Writing Prog.

—

Maths Prog.

—

Attainment 8

36.9

Progress 8

—

Eng & Maths 5+

Eng & Maths 4+

EBacc Entry

EBacc Achievement

Academic Progress

+42.13

Applied Gen. Progress

—

Avg Points/Entry

41.6

AAB or Better

20.9%

1,278 pupils • 0.0% FSM • 0.0% EAL

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