Voluntary aided school · Bury

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw

3–11Ages
99Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105340URN

Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, St Mary's CE Primary School, Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, Bury, BL8 4JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 above Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

30 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

64%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 12 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Bury median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

30 applications · 13 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Bury median median 2.1
2025 2.4; Bury median median 1.9
2024 2.4; Bury median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Bury median median 1.7
2022 2.3; Bury median median 1.7
2021 2.2; Bury median median 1.7
2020 2.4; Bury median median 2.0
2019 2.7; Bury median median 1.9
2018 4.7; Bury median median 1.8
2017 2.4; Bury median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Bury median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Bury median median 1.9
2014 3.3; Bury median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Bury median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Bury median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	13	30	2.3	10	0.77
Sep 2025	12	29	2.4	11	0.92
Sep 2024	7	17	2.4	7	1.00
Sep 2023	11	23	2.1	10	0.91
Sep 2022	13	30	2.3	12	0.92
Sep 2021	13	28	2.2	13	1.00
Sep 2020	15	36	2.4	15	1.00
Sep 2019	13	35	2.7	13	1.00
Sep 2018	6	28	4.7	5	0.83
Sep 2017	15	36	2.4	16	1.07
Sep 2016	14	31	2.2	11	0.79
Sep 2015	15	29	1.9	13	0.87
Sep 2014	9	30	3.3	11	1.22

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 91% · Writing 100% · Maths 64% → all three 64% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard64%27th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard91%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard100%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth45%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bury median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	64%	27%	108	104
2023/24	83%	17%	108	105
2022/23	76%	6%	109	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Mary's Church of England Primary School, HawkshawThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
1.2 km · Bury

Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Greenmount Primary School
1.6 km · Bury

Standards maintained2024

3.5applications per place
Holcombe Brook Primary School
2.3 km · Bury

Standards maintained2024
Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School
2.4 km · Blackburn with Darwen

2025
Hazlehurst Primary Academy
2.5 km · Bury

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School
2.9 km · Bury

Good2024

3.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Tottington Primary School
3.0 km · Bury

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy
3.1 km · Bury

Good2023

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105340 · 351/3332
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 118 pupils · 99 on roll
Free school meals: 6.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, St Mary's CE Primary School, Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, Bury, BL8 4JL
Local authority: Bury

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources