Voluntary aided school · Bury

St Hilda's Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
184Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105351URN

Whittaker Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.2 above Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

55 applications for 24 places · 13th of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%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 · 29 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

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

55 applications · 24 places offered · 24 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Bury median median 2.1
2025 2.2; Bury median median 1.9
2024 3.1; Bury median median 1.8
2023 2.5; Bury median median 1.7
2022 3.0; Bury median median 1.7
2021 2.6; Bury median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Bury median median 2.0
2019 2.3; Bury median median 1.9
2018 2.3; Bury median median 1.8
2017 2.5; Bury median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Bury median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Bury median median 1.9
2014 1.6; 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	24	55	2.3	24	1.00
Sep 2025	24	52	2.2	24	1.00
Sep 2024	18	56	3.1	15	0.83
Sep 2023	30	76	2.5	23	0.77
Sep 2022	18	54	3.0	15	0.83
Sep 2021	27	69	2.6	25	0.93
Sep 2020	30	62	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2019	30	70	2.3	26	0.87
Sep 2018	17	39	2.3	11	0.65
Sep 2017	20	49	2.5	18	0.90
Sep 2016	30	64	2.1	17	0.57
Sep 2015	29	42	1.5	21	0.72
Sep 2014	23	37	1.6	13	0.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 60% · Writing 75% · Maths 65% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%47th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard60%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	50%	15%	104	105
2023/24	72%	10%	106	106
2022/23	61%	7%	106	104

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 Hilda's Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Park View Primary School
0.6 km · Bury

2026

3.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy
0.9 km · Bury

Outstanding2024

70%met the SATs standard
Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy
1.0 km · Bury

Good2023

72%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich
1.0 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.0applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Sedgley Park Community Primary School
1.0 km · Bury

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place
Heaton Park Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Philip's RC Primary School
1.4 km · Salford

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Butterstile Primary School
1.5 km · Bury

Good2023

1.8applications per place 63%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: 105351 · 351/3348
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 184 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Whittaker Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1HA
Local authority: Bury

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