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Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury

Voluntary aided school · Bury · BL8 4HS

Ages 4–11 · 233 pupils · Bury

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-07

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.1%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
235

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

41

Places offered

41

1st-preference offers

41

Total preferences (any rank)
60
Preferred offers (top 3)
41
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill78%

233 pupils · 300 places

Pupils on roll
233
Boys / girls
110 / 123
School capacity
300
Capacity fill
233 / 300 (78%)
Free school meals
5.6%
FSM pupils
13
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Salford
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Eleanor England

Location

Address
Hollymount Lane, Greenmount
Postcode
BL8 4HS
Town
Bury
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Bury
District
Bury
Constituency
Bury North
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: 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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bury, Bury, 233 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 5.6%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Salford.

Open schools in Bury
57
Primary schools in Bury
40
Academies among open schools in Bury
63% (36)
Open schools in BL8
20
Primary in BL8
15
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 theseAll in BuryNear BL8

  • Greenmount Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bury · BL8 4HD · Bury

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM4.8%

    0.5 miles away

  • Tottington Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bury · BL8 3HR · Bury

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM9.5%
    • Demand1.02

    1.2 miles away

  • Hazlehurst Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Inadequate

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bury · BL0 9PQ · Bury

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM7.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Old Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bury · BL8 4LU · Bury

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM21.4%

    1.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Eleanor England
Telephone
01204882770
Website
www.hollymount.org.uk/

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