Schools

Bury schools and Ofsted

Every state school and nursery in Bury, 83 in all, with its latest Ofsted inspection. 85% were judged good or better at their last inspection. 12 have the new-style report cards, which grade each area of the school rather than giving one word.

83state schools and nurseries

85%good or betterat their last inspection

12new report cardssince November 2025

6inspections publishedin the last six months

Darker means a bigger share of schools judged good or better. Tap an area for its page.

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Latest inspections

Every school


All Saints Church of England Primary School, StandM45 8PL	Primary	Whitefield	School remains Good (2023)
Ash Grove SchoolBL9 7PZ	Alternative provision	Pimhole	Requires improvement (2020)
Brookhaven SchoolBL9 8LP	Special	Unsworth	Not inspected since it opened in 2024
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary SchoolBL9 8JT	Primary	Unsworth	Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 3, expected standard in 4
Bury Church of England High SchoolBL9 0TS	Secondary	Buckley Wells	Report card Jun 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 5
Butterstile Primary SchoolM25 9RJ	Primary	Rainsough	Good (2023)
Cams Lane Primary SchoolM26 3SW	Primary	Outwood	School remains Good (2020)
Chantlers Primary SchoolBL8 2SF	Primary	Elton	Outstanding in every area (2025)
Chapelfield Primary SchoolM26 1LH	Primary	Chapel Field	Good (2023)
Chesham Primary AcademyBL9 6PH	Primary	Chesham	Inadequate (2023)
Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary SchoolBL2 5SQ	Primary	Ainsworth	School remains Good (2022)
Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolBL8 3AX	Primary	Walshaw	Good (2023)
Cloughside CollegeM25 3BL	Special	Prestwich	School remains Good (2024)
East Ward Community Primary SchoolBL9 7QZ	Primary	Pimhole	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 4, expected standard in 3
Elms BankM45 8PJ	Special	Whitefield	Outstanding (2023)
Elton Community Primary SchoolBL8 1SB	Primary	Woolfold	School remains Good (2024)
Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary SchoolBL8 4PA	Primary	Holcombe	Good (2024)
Fairfield Community Primary SchoolBL9 7SD	Primary	Jericho	Good (2023)
Gorsefield Primary SchoolM26 4DW	Primary	Radcliffe	School remains Good (2023)
Greenhill Primary SchoolBL8 2JH	Primary	Elton	School remains Good (2023)
Greenmount Primary SchoolBL8 4HD	Primary	Hazelhurst	Standards maintained (2025)
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBL8 2RH	Primary	Elton	Good in every area (2024)
Hazel Wood High SchoolBL9 7QT	Secondary	Fairfield	Good (2023)
Hazlehurst Primary AcademyBL0 9PQ	Primary	Hazelhurst	Inadequate (2023)
Heaton Park Primary SchoolM45 6TE	Primary	Kirkhams	School remains Good (2023)
Higher Lane Primary SchoolM45 7EX	Primary	Besses o' th' Barn	Report card Feb 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1
Holcombe Brook Primary SchoolBL0 9TA	Primary	Summerseat	Standards maintained (2025)
Hollins Grundy Primary SchoolBL9 8AY	Primary	Hollins	School remains Good (2023)
Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, BuryBL8 4HS	Primary	Tottington	Good (2024)
Holy Trinity Primary SchoolBL9 0SB	Primary	Bury	Good (2023)
Hoyle Nursery SchoolBL9 6HR	Nursery	Fairfield	Standards maintained (2025)
Lowercroft Primary SchoolBL8 2TS	Primary	Walshaw	Standards maintained (2025)
Manchester Mesivta SchoolM25 0PH	Secondary	Heaton Park	Requires improvement (2024)
Mersey Drive Community Primary SchoolM45 8LN	Primary	Unsworth	Good (2024)
Millwood Primary Special SchoolM26 3BW	Special	Radcliffe	School remains Outstanding (2023)
Old Hall Primary SchoolBL8 4LU	Primary	Brandlesholme	School remains Good (2023)
Our Lady of Grace RC Primary SchoolM25 3AS	Primary	Kirkhams	School remains Good (2023)
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyBL8 1YA	Primary	Brandlesholme	School remains Good (2023)
Park View Primary SchoolM25 1FA	Primary	Heaton Park	Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in every area
Parrenthorn High SchoolM25 2BW	Secondary	Simister	Good (2023)
Peel Brow SchoolBL0 0BJ	Primary	Ramsbottom	Report card May 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1
Philips High SchoolM45 7PH	Secondary	Park Lane	Requires improvement (2022)
Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary SchoolM26 2GB	Primary	Blackford Bridge	Good (2024)
Radcliffe Primary SchoolM26 3RD	Primary	Black Lane	Good (2022)
Ribble Drive Community Primary SchoolM45 8TD	Primary	Besses o' th' Barn	Good (2020)
Springside Primary SchoolBL9 5JB	Primary	Walmersley	Good in every area (2025)
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, RadcliffeM26 4GE	Primary	Black Lane	School remains Good (2023)
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, RamsbottomBL0 9JD	Primary	Ramsbottom	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 2, expected standard in 5
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyM45 8PT	Primary	Whitefield	Good (2020)
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyBL9 0TZ	Secondary	Buckley Wells	Good (2023)
St Hilda's Church of England Primary SchoolM25 1HA	Primary	Heaton Park	Good (2023)
St John with St Mark CofE Primary SchoolBL9 5EE	Primary	Fernhill	School remains Good (2023)
St John's Church of England Primary School, RadcliffeM26 1AW	Primary	Radcliffe	Report card Sept 2026: Expected standard in every area
St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBL9 6ER	Primary	Chesham	Report card Sept 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 6
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary AcademyBL0 9JJ	Primary	Holcombe	Good (2023)
St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolBL9 9JQ	Primary	Fishpool	School remains Good (2023)
St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolM25 2BW	Primary	Simister	Standards maintained (2024)
St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, PrestwichM25 1BP	Primary	Heaton Park	Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025)
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, HawkshawBL8 4JL	Primary	Hazelhurst	Good in every area (2024)
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyM26 4DG	Primary	Black Lane	School remains Good (2023)
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyM45 8NJ	Primary	Besses o' th' Barn	Report card Mar 2026: Strong standard in 1, expected standard in 5, needs attention in 1
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademyM25 1JH	Secondary	Heaton Park	Good in every area (2025)
St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolBL9 6LJ	Primary	Chesham	Requires improvement (2023)
St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolBL9 9PW	Primary	Redvales	Report card Apr 2026: Expected standard in 5, needs attention in 2
St Stephen's Church of England Primary SchoolBL8 2DX	Primary	Elton	Requires improvement (2022)
St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolBL9 7EY	Primary	Pimhole	Good (2024)
St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyBL9 0RZ	Primary	Bury	Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2024)
Star Radcliffe AcademyM26 2SZ	Secondary	Radcliffe	Not inspected since it opened in 2024
Summerseat Methodist Primary SchoolBL9 5NF	Primary	Summerseat	Good (2023)
Sunny Bank Primary SchoolBL9 8EQ	Primary	Hollins	Good (2023)
The Derby High SchoolBL9 9NH	Secondary	Warth Fold	School remains Good (2023)
The Elton High SchoolBL8 1RN	Secondary	Woolfold	Report card May 2026: Expected standard in every area
The Heys SchoolM25 1JZ	Secondary	Heaton Park	Good (2024)
Tottington High SchoolBL8 3LY	Secondary	Tottington	Requires improvement (2024)
Tottington Primary SchoolBL8 3HR	Primary	Tottington	School remains Good (2024)
Unsworth AcademyBL9 8LP	Secondary	Unsworth	Improved significantly (2025)
Unsworth Primary SchoolBL9 8LY	Primary	Unsworth	School remains Good (2023)
Wesley Methodist Primary SchoolM26 4PX	Primary	Black Lane	School remains Good (2023)
Whitefield Community Primary SchoolM45 6DP	Primary	Besses o' th' Barn	Good (2022)
Woodbank Primary SchoolBL8 1AX	Primary	Woodhill	School remains Good (2020)
Woodhey High SchoolBL0 9QZ	Secondary	Hazelhurst	Outstanding in 2, good in 2 (2025)
Yesoiday Hatorah Boys AcademyM25 0JW	Primary	Rainsough	Good (2023)
Yesoiday Hatorah Girls AcademyM25 0JW	Primary	Rainsough	Outstanding (2024)

How the new report cards work

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school (achievement, teaching, behaviour, personal development, inclusion, leadership) on a five-point scale: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention, urgent improvement. Safeguarding is met or not met. Across the 12 Bury report cards so far, the grades given were: expected standard 63 times, strong standard 14 times, needs attention 5 times.

Schools inspected before then have a single grade (outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate), or from September 2024 a grade for each area without an overall one. Short “ungraded” visits check a school is still at its last grade.

Where the figures come from

Ofsted publishes the latest inspection of every state-funded school each month, under the Open Government Licence. We keep those at BL and M postcodes and show here the ones in Bury. Independent schools and childminders aren’t included. Each school links to its full report on the Ofsted website.

Questions people ask

How many schools in Bury are rated good or better?

85% of the 83 state schools and nurseries in Bury were judged good or better at their last Ofsted inspection.

What are Ofsted report cards?

Since November 2025 Ofsted grades each area of a school separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, instead of giving one overall word.

How many schools are there in Bury?

There are 83 state-funded schools and nurseries in Bury: 63 primary, 14 secondary, 4 special, 1 nursery, 1 alternative provision.