Academy converter · Bury

Butterstile Primary School

3–11Ages
382Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150485URN

School Grove, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9RJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 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

72 applications for 41 places · 33rd of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%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 · 4 May 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

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

72 applications · 41 places offered · 40 named it first

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

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as Butterstile Primary School (URN 105297), 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	41	72	1.8	40	0.98
Sep 2025	47	78	1.7	44	0.94
Sep 2024 *	34	63	1.9	31	0.91
Sep 2023 *	60	94	1.6	54	0.90
Sep 2022 *	48	85	1.8	40	0.83
Sep 2021 *	48	94	2.0	46	0.96
Sep 2020 *	53	103	1.9	45	0.85
Sep 2019 *	40	87	2.2	35	0.88
Sep 2018 *	47	80	1.7	46	0.98
Sep 2017 *	57	100	1.8	51	0.89
Sep 2016 *	60	105	1.8	57	0.95
Sep 2015 *	58	124	2.1	70	1.21
Sep 2014 *	49	102	2.1	56	1.14

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 78% · Maths 80% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%31st of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard31%

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	63%	6%	105	107
2023/24	63%	2%	103	104
2022/23	47%	0%	101	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

Butterstile Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy
0.8 km · Bury

Good2023

72%met the SATs standard
Park View Primary School
0.9 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
St Paul's CofE Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

2026

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Philip's RC Primary School
1.2 km · Salford

Outstanding2023

1.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich
1.3 km · Bury

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place
St Hilda's Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Bury

Good2023

2.3applications per place 50%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: 150485 · 351/2027
Trust: The Collective Community Trust
Capacity: 446 pupils · 382 on roll
Free school meals: 22.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: Butterstile Primary School (URN 105297)
Address: School Grove, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9RJ
Local authority: Bury

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