Best Primary Schools in Bury

We checked all 40 primary schools in Bury and list every one: 32 ranked, then 8 without a rank.

Schools checked
40
Ranked
32
Without a rank
8

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Bury. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Bury also has 9 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Bury.

Ranked primary schools in Bury

  1. Rank 1

    Edenfield Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 208 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    80%
    Higher standard
    23%
  2. Rank 2

    Chantlers Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 305 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Expected standard
    97%
    Higher standard
    6%
  3. Rank 3

    Greenhill Primary School

    Academy, 255 pupils, inspected October 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    86%
    Higher standard
    23%
  4. Rank 4

    Sunny Bank Primary School

    Academy, 215 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    75%
    Higher standard
    31%
  5. Rank 5

    Peel Brow School

    Academy, 94 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Expected standard
    71%
    Higher standard
    21%
  6. Rank 6

    Christ Church CofE Primary School

    Academy, 214 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    79%
    Higher standard
    9%
  7. Rank 7

    Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 170 pupils, inspected February 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    72%
    Higher standard
    10%
  8. Rank 8

    Hollins Grundy Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 211 pupils, inspected October 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    10%
  9. Rank 9

    Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury

    Local authority maintained, 233 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    74%
    Higher standard
    7%
  10. Rank 10

    Unsworth Primary School

    Academy, 232 pupils, inspected December 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    82%
    Higher standard
    4%
  11. Rank 11

    St Thomas Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 459 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    13%
  12. Rank 12

    Springside Primary School

    Academy, 239 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    9%
  13. Rank 13

    Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 103 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    11%
  14. Rank 14

    Elton Community Primary School

    Academy, 307 pupils, inspected November 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    16%
  15. Rank 15

    Lowercroft Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 204 pupils, inspected January 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    66%
    Higher standard
    6%
  16. Rank 16

    Tottington Primary School

    Academy, 319 pupils, inspected May 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    59%
    Higher standard
    11%
  17. Rank 17

    St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy, 193 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    65%
    Higher standard
    6%
  18. Rank 18

    Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 115 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    7%
  19. Rank 19

    St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 244 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    9%
  20. Rank 20

    Woodbank Primary School

    Academy, 295 pupils, inspected April 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    63%
    Higher standard
    5%
  21. Rank 21

    East Ward Community Primary School

    Academy, 474 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    62%
    Higher standard
    7%
  22. Rank 22

    Hazlehurst Primary Academy

    Academy, 156 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Expected standard
    90%
    Higher standard
    10%
  23. Rank 23

    St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 465 pupils, inspected April 2012

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    7%
  24. Rank 24

    St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom

    Local authority maintained, 178 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Expected standard
    50%
    Higher standard
    9%
  25. Rank 25

    St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

    Academy, 342 pupils, inspected April 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    64%
    Higher standard
    0%
  26. Rank 26

    St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 182 pupils, inspected July 2022

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    67%
    Higher standard
    7%
  27. Rank 27

    St John with St Mark CofE Primary School

    Local authority maintained, 357 pupils, inspected December 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    2%
  28. Rank 28

    Summerseat Methodist Primary School

    Academy, 95 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    31%
    Higher standard
    6%
  29. Rank 29

    Chesham Primary Academy

    Academy, 293 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Inadequate
    Expected standard
    70%
    Higher standard
    7%
  30. Rank 29

    St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe

    Academy, 216 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    56%
    Higher standard
    0%
  31. Rank 31

    Holy Trinity Primary School

    Academy, 229 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Expected standard
    37%
    Higher standard
    0%
  32. Rank 32

    St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Academy, 184 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Expected standard
    43%
    Higher standard
    0%

Primary schools in Bury without a rank