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Woodbank Primary School

Community school · Bury · BL8 1AX

Ages 3–11 · 299 pupils · Bury

KS2 expected (RWM)

56%

Overall absence

6.8%

Admissions demand

0.89 · Often has places

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)56%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)17.1%
Unauthorised1.2%
Authorised absence
5.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
234

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

0.89 · Often has places

1st preferences

33

Places offered

37

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
37
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill95%

299 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
299
Boys / girls
150 / 149
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
299 / 315 (95%)
Free school meals
19.6%
FSM pupils
55
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Kelly Macadam

Location

Address
Woodbank Primary School Brandlesholme Road
Postcode
BL8 1AX
Town
Bury
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Bury
District
Bury
Constituency
Bury North
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation

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 3–11, in Bury, Bury, 299 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 19.6%.

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

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Kelly Macadam

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