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Greenhill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Mile Lane, Bury BL8 2JH · greenhillprimary.co.uk · 0161 764 7298
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bury 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Bury Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 255
- 94% of 271 places
- Local authority
- Bury
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.7%
- First language not English
- 18.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bury Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 19 families put the school first and 26 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 26 | 19 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 23 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 34 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 32 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% the higher standard. Across Bury it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105290)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Greenhill Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105290), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105290)
Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105290)
Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105290)
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (64 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 64
- 26% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (25%) with SEND