Academy sponsor led · Bury

Summerseat Methodist Primary School

3–11Ages
95Pupils
PrimaryPhase
MethodistReligious character
148325URN

Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5NF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

21 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

31%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 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Bury median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

21 applications · 12 places offered · 10 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.6; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Bury median median 1.8
2023 2.2; Bury median median 1.7
2022 2.3; Bury median median 1.7
2021 2.3; Bury median median 1.7
2020 2.7; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.0; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.7; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as Summerseat Methodist Primary School (URN 105327), 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	12	21	1.8	10	0.83
Sep 2025	12	19	1.6	10	0.83
Sep 2024	9	13	1.4	8	0.89
Sep 2023	6	13	2.2	5	0.83
Sep 2022	9	21	2.3	9	1.00
Sep 2021	7	16	2.3	7	1.00
Sep 2020 *	6	16	2.7	5	0.83
Sep 2019 *	11	19	1.7	9	0.82
Sep 2018 *	11	22	2.0	7	0.64
Sep 2017 *	14	24	1.7	11	0.79
Sep 2016 *	16	30	1.9	17	1.06
Sep 2015 *	13	23	1.8	12	0.92
Sep 2014 *	9	22	2.4	9	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 50% · Maths 44% → all three 31% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard31%55th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard44%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	31%	6%	105	99
2023/24	47%	13%	104	99
2022/23	65%	6%	106	101

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

Summerseat Methodist Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Holcombe Brook Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Standards maintained2024
Old Hall Primary School
1.5 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

3.5applications per place
Springside Primary School
1.6 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Hazlehurst Primary Academy
1.6 km · Bury

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom
1.8 km · Bury

2026

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy
1.9 km · Bury

Good2023

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.9 km · Bury

Remains Good2023
Greenmount Primary School
2.0 km · Bury

Standards maintained2024

3.5applications per place

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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148325 · 351/2017
Trust: Epworth Education Trust
Religious character: Methodist
Capacity: 105 pupils · 95 on roll
Free school meals: 15.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2020
Replaced: Summerseat Methodist Primary School (URN 105327)
Address: Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5NF
Local authority: Bury

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