ClosedPrimaryURN 105311

Holcombe Brook Primary School

Community school · Bury · BL0 9TA

Ages 5–11 · 269 pupils · Bury

School website

KS2 expected (RWM)

76%

Overall absence

4.2%

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)76%

Higher standard (RWM)16%

Avg scaled score — reading: 109.0
Avg scaled score — maths: 108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS: 110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.2%

Persistent absence (10%+)6.3%

Unauthorised0.8%

Authorised absence: 3.4%
Severe absence (50%+): 0.4%
Enrolments in measure: 237

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

Overall
Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill96%

269 pupils · 280 places

Pupils on roll: 269
Boys / girls: 135 / 134
School capacity: 280
Capacity fill: 269 / 280 (96%)

Free school meals: 12.6%
FSM pupils: 34
Gender: Mixed
School type: Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

Nursery
Sixth form
Boarding
Special school
Independent
Academy

School characteristics

Special classes: No Special Classes

Governance: Community school
Headteacher: Mr David Westerby

Location

Address: Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook
Postcode: BL0 9TA
Town: Bury
County: Lancashire
Local authority: Bury
District: Bury
Constituency: Bury North
Urban/rural: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Bury, Bury, 269 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 12.6%.

Open schools in Bury: 57
Primary schools in Bury: 40
Academies among open schools in Bury: 63% (36)
Open schools in BL0: 10
Primary in BL0: 7
Open schools in Bury LA: 91
Primary in Bury LA: 64

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with these All in Bury Near BL0

Holcombe Brook Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintained
Academy converter · Primary
Bury · BL0 9TA · Bury
Ages 5–11
0.0 miles away
Greenmount Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintained
Academy converter · Primary
Bury · BL8 4HD · Bury
Ages 4–11
- FSM4.8%
0.4 miles away
Summerseat Methodist Primary School
Ofsted: Good
Academy sponsor led · Primary
Bury · BL9 5NF · Bury
Ages 3–11
- KS265%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM15.8%
0.8 miles away
Hazlehurst Primary Academy
Ofsted: Inadequate
Academy sponsor led · Primary
Bury · BL0 9PQ · Bury
Ages 4–11
- Absence4.3%
- FSM7.7%
0.8 miles away
Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
Ofsted: Good
Voluntary aided school · Primary
Bury · BL8 4HS · Bury
Ages 4–11
- KS268%
- Absence4.7%
- FSM5.6%
0.8 miles away
Old Hall Primary School
Ofsted: School remains Good
Academy converter · Primary
Bury · BL8 4LU · Bury
Ages 4–11
- FSM21.4%
0.9 miles away
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom
Ofsted: Expected standard
Voluntary controlled school · Primary
Bury · BL0 9JD · Bury
Ages 4–11
- KS271%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM12.4%
1.2 miles away
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: Good
Academy converter · Primary
Bury · BL0 9JJ · Bury
Ages 3–11
- FSM14.5%
1.2 miles away

Contact

Headteacher: Mr David Westerby

Website

www.holcombebrookprimary.org.uk/