What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Full 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- 2026 2.5; Bury median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2025 2.2; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2024 2.8; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2023 3.3; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2022 2.4; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2021 3.1; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2020 2.9; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 2.9; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 2.6; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 2.8; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.2; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 2.2; 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 Holcombe Brook Primary School (URN 105311), the previous school.
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 * | 40 | 98 | 2.5 | 42 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2025 * | 40 | 86 | 2.2 | 40 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 34 | 96 | 2.8 | 34 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 28 | 92 | 3.3 | 24 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2022 * | 39 | 94 | 2.4 | 41 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2021 * | 28 | 88 | 3.1 | 28 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 34 | 98 | 2.9 | 31 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2019 * | 32 | 92 | 2.9 | 25 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2018 * | 40 | 105 | 2.6 | 38 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 * | 28 | 78 | 2.8 | 17 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2016 * | 40 | 86 | 2.2 | 26 | 0.65 |
| Sep 2015 * | 32 | 70 | 2.2 | 22 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2014 * | 28 | 67 | 2.4 | 24 | 0.86 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Holcombe Brook Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained2024
- 0.7 km · BuryStandards maintained20243.5applications per place
- 1.3 km · BuryGood20231.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · BurySpecial measures Inadequate20231.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · BuryGood20241.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · BuryRemains Good20233.5applications per place
- 20263.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- Good20231.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- Remains Good2023
- 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
- 152378 · 351/2042
- Capacity
- 280 pupils
- Opened
- 1 April 2026
- Replaced
- Holcombe Brook Primary School (URN 105311)
- Address
- Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook, Bury, BL0 9TA
- Local authority
- Bury
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources