Academy converter · Bury

Unsworth Primary School

3–11Ages
232Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146932URN

Blackley Close, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8LY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.9 above Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

90 applications for 31 places · 7th of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
5 December 2017
Graded inspection: Good · as Unsworth Primary School, URN 105317

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Bury median (2.0) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

90 applications · 31 places offered · 27 named it first

2026 2.9; Bury median median 2.1
2025 2.6; Bury median median 1.9
2024 2.7; Bury median median 1.8
2023 3.2; Bury median median 1.7
2022 2.9; Bury median median 1.7
2021 2.8; Bury median median 1.7
2020 3.0; Bury median median 2.0
2019 3.7; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 3.5; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 3.6; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 3.1; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 3.3; 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 7 of 7 years.

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as Unsworth Primary School (URN 105317), 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	31	90	2.9	27	0.87
Sep 2025	33	87	2.6	37	1.12
Sep 2024	26	69	2.7	29	1.12
Sep 2023	28	89	3.2	29	1.04
Sep 2022	29	84	2.9	26	0.90
Sep 2021	27	75	2.8	24	0.89
Sep 2020	30	89	3.0	32	1.07
Sep 2019 *	30	110	3.7	39	1.30
Sep 2018 *	30	106	3.5	38	1.27
Sep 2017 *	31	110	3.6	50	1.61
Sep 2016 *	29	90	3.1	23	0.79
Sep 2015 *	30	100	3.3	39	1.30
Sep 2014 *	30	87	2.9	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 82% · Maths 86% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%5th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	82%	4%	106	107
2023/24	77%	6%	105	106
2022/23	58%	8%	105	102

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

Unsworth Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

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

2026

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Mersey Drive Community Primary School
0.6 km · Bury

Good2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Sunny Bank Primary School
0.7 km · Bury

Good2023

3.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Ribble Drive Community Primary School
0.7 km · Bury

Good2019

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Bury

Good2020

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Bury

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Community Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Good2021

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146932 · 351/2050
Trust: Oak Learning Partnership
Capacity: 210 pupils · 232 on roll
Free school meals: 14.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Unsworth Primary School (URN 105317)
Address: Blackley Close, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8LY
Local authority: Bury

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