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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 16 February 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Heap Bridge Village Primary School, URN 105797
- 19 September 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Heap Bridge Village Primary School, URN 105797
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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 entry74 applications · 24 places offered · 26 named it first
- 2026 3.1; Rochdale median median 2.6
- 2025 2.4; Rochdale median median 2.5
- 2024 3.2; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2023 2.4; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2022 2.5; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2021 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2020 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2019 2.6; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.7; Rochdale median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 2.8; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2016 2.4; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 2.3; Rochdale median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.4; Rochdale median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Rochdale median
Dashed bars: as Heap Bridge Village Primary School (URN 105797), 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 | 24 | 74 | 3.1 | 26 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2025 | 25 | 59 | 2.4 | 22 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2024 * | 19 | 61 | 3.2 | 18 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 * | 25 | 61 | 2.4 | 26 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2022 * | 25 | 63 | 2.5 | 19 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2021 * | 25 | 64 | 2.6 | 24 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 * | 25 | 66 | 2.6 | 26 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2019 * | 25 | 66 | 2.6 | 30 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2018 * | 25 | 68 | 2.7 | 31 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2017 * | 25 | 69 | 2.8 | 38 | 1.52 |
| Sep 2016 * | 24 | 58 | 2.4 | 29 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2015 * | 25 | 58 | 2.3 | 29 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2014 * | 25 | 60 | 2.4 | 28 | 1.12 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Heap Bridge Village Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.1applications per place
- 0.7 km · RochdaleGood20232.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Bury20261.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · BuryGood2023
- 1.3 km · BuryGood20241.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · RochdaleGood2024
- 1.7 km · BuryRequires improvement20231.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
- 20261.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · RochdaleStandards maintained20251.7applications per place 54%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
- 151156 · 354/2062
- Trust
- Hollingworth Learning Trust
- Capacity
- 175 pupils · 170 on roll
- Free school meals
- 27.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 November 2024
- Replaced
- Heap Bridge Village Primary School (URN 105797)
- Address
- Heap Brow, Heap Bridge, Bury, BL9 7JP
- Local authority
- Rochdale
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources