Academy converter · Bury

Sunny Bank Primary School

5–11Ages
215Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144593URN

Hathaway Road, Bury, BL9 8EQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.6per place

1.5 above Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

107 applications for 30 places · 2nd of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%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 · 20 June 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

Inspection history

20 June 2023
Graded inspection: Good
16 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

3.6applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Bury median (2.0) 1.4 above England median (2.2)

107 applications · 30 places offered · 49 named it first

2026 3.6; Bury median median 2.1
2025 2.8; Bury median median 1.9
2024 3.2; Bury median median 1.8
2023 3.3; Bury median median 1.7
2022 3.3; Bury median median 1.7
2021 3.2; Bury median median 1.7
2020 4.7; Bury median median 2.0
2019 3.8; Bury median median 1.9
2018 3.2; Bury median median 1.8
2017 3.0; Bury median median 2.0
2016 2.7; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school

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

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as Sunny Bank Primary School (URN 105289), 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	30	107	3.6	49	1.63
Sep 2025	30	84	2.8	29	0.97
Sep 2024	30	97	3.2	38	1.27
Sep 2023	30	99	3.3	41	1.37
Sep 2022	30	100	3.3	35	1.17
Sep 2021	30	96	3.2	37	1.23
Sep 2020	30	141	4.7	55	1.83
Sep 2019	30	113	3.8	42	1.40
Sep 2018	30	96	3.2	31	1.03
Sep 2017	30	90	3.0	32	1.07
Sep 2016 *	28	76	2.7	24	0.86
Sep 2015 *	30	85	2.8	31	1.03
Sep 2014 *	29	85	2.9	30	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 75% · Maths 81% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%7th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth31%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard38%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	75%	31%	109	108
2023/24	88%	25%	110	108
2022/23	78%	13%	108	108

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

Sunny Bank Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.5 km · Bury

Good2020

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

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand
0.7 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School
0.8 km · Bury

2026

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Hollins Grundy Primary School
0.9 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Mersey Drive Community Primary School
1.2 km · Bury

Good2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ribble Drive Community Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Good2019

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Bury

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144593 · 351/2009
Trust: Vision Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 215 on roll
Free school meals: 6.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Sunny Bank Primary School (URN 105289)
Address: Hathaway Road, Bury, BL9 8EQ
Local authority: Bury

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