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Holcombe Brook Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook, Bury BL0 9TA · holcombebrookprimary.org.uk · 01204 882304
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bury 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.64 mi
- 2.63 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 3 (other children) · Bury Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Capacity
- 280
- Local authority
- Bury
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 3 (other children)” went to a home 1.64 mi (2.63 km) from the school. Source: Bury Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 42 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
Published for the predecessor school (URN 105311)
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 40 | 42 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28 | 24 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 41 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 3 (other children) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.64 mi2.63 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105311)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Holcombe Brook Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 10 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105311)
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105311), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105311)
Before September 2019
Jun 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105311)
Mar 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105311)