Primary
East Ward Community Primary School
Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7QZ
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 474 of 420 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
- Local authority
- Bury
- Nursery
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- VISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23.8
- All staff (FTE)
- 45.8
- Pupils per adult
- 9.8
- Pupils
- 450
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
November 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
62%
3 points below the Bury average (65% across 57 schools)
102.0
4.0 below the Bury average (106.0 across 57 schools)
40th of 57 by our score, among the primary schools in Bury we can score - 68 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 104 |
| Average reading score | 102 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 62% |
| Working at a higher standard | 7% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 61% |
| 23/24 | 65% |
| 24/25 | 62% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 106.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7QZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Bury admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Kathryn Mort
- Address
- Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7QZ
- Telephone
- 01617646065
Other primary schools nearby
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School6.5/10
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School3.3/10
- St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy6.0/10
- Fairfield Community Primary SchoolNot enough data
- Heap Bridge Village Primary SchoolNot enough data
- St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyNot enough data