Academy converter · Bury

East Ward Community Primary School

3–11Ages
474Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144572URN

Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7QZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.6 below Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

81 applications for 57 places · 46th of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 20 January 2026Published 16 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

20 January 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
24 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Bury median (2.0) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

81 applications · 57 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 1.4; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.5; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.3; Bury median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Bury median median 1.7
2022 1.4; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.2; Bury median median 1.7
2020 1.5; Bury median median 2.0
2019 1.6; Bury median median 1.9
2018 1.3; Bury median median 1.8
2017 1.3; Bury median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bury median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as East Ward Community Primary School (URN 105315), the previous school.

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	57	81	1.4	53	0.93
Sep 2025	58	88	1.5	56	0.97
Sep 2024	57	72	1.3	55	0.96
Sep 2023	51	73	1.4	46	0.90
Sep 2022	46	66	1.4	42	0.91
Sep 2021	60	74	1.2	60	1.00
Sep 2020	60	87	1.5	52	0.87
Sep 2019	57	89	1.6	57	1.00
Sep 2018	54	72	1.3	47	0.87
Sep 2017	55	72	1.3	36	0.65
Sep 2016 *	60	88	1.5	63	1.05
Sep 2015 *	50	75	1.5	58	1.16
Sep 2014 *	48	76	1.6	47	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 71% · Maths 76% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%35th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	62%	7%	102	104
2023/24	65%	4%	106	105
2022/23	61%	8%	106	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

East Ward Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Bury

Good2024

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Bury

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Bury

2026

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Fairfield Community Primary School
1.0 km · Bury

Good2023
Heap Bridge Village Primary School
1.0 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place
St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2024
Holy Trinity Primary School
1.4 km · Bury

Good2023

2.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Bury

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 43%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144572 · 351/2047
Trust: Vision Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 474 on roll
Free school meals: 55.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: East Ward Community Primary School (URN 105315)
Address: Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7QZ
Local authority: Bury

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