Voluntary aided school · Bury

Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury

4–11Ages
233Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105344URN

Hollymount Lane, Greenmount, Bury, BL8 4HS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.5 below Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

52 applications for 33 places · 39th of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 7 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Bury median (2.0) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 33 places offered · 33 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.8; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.5; Bury median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Bury median median 1.7
2022 1.4; Bury median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Bury median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Bury median median 2.0
2019 1.7; Bury median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Bury median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Bury median median 2.0
2016 1.9; Bury median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Bury median median 1.9
2014 1.7; Bury median median 1.8

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	33	52	1.6	33	1.00
Sep 2025	24	42	1.8	24	1.00
Sep 2024	41	60	1.5	41	1.00
Sep 2023	35	53	1.5	34	0.97
Sep 2022	36	51	1.4	36	1.00
Sep 2021	25	50	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2020	32	60	1.9	32	1.00
Sep 2019	38	66	1.7	36	0.95
Sep 2018	35	65	1.9	32	0.91
Sep 2017	43	67	1.6	40	0.93
Sep 2016	45	84	1.9	56	1.24
Sep 2015	45	86	1.9	50	1.11
Sep 2014	45	77	1.7	48	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 81% · Maths 86% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%8th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	74%	7%	107	106
2023/24	69%	2%	106	104
2022/23	68%	2%	108	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

Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, BuryThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Standards maintained2024

3.5applications per place
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw
1.2 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Holcombe Brook Primary School
1.4 km · Bury

Standards maintained2024
Tottington Primary School
1.9 km · Bury

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Hazlehurst Primary Academy
2.1 km · Bury

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Old Hall Primary School
2.2 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place
Christ Church CofE Primary School
2.4 km · Bury

Good2022

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Summerseat Methodist Primary School
2.6 km · Bury

Good2023

1.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105344 · 351/3336
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 300 pupils · 233 on roll
Free school meals: 5.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hollymount Lane, Greenmount, Bury, BL8 4HS
Local authority: Bury

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