Elton Community Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bury · BL8 1SB · Bury
Ages 3–11
- KS269%
- Absence6.3%
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 150416
Woodbank Primary School
Academy converter · Bury · BL8 1AX
Ages 3–11 · 295 pupils · Bury
Ofsted
School remains Good
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2020-02-24
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill96%
295 pupils · 306 places
- Pupils on roll
- 295
- Boys / girls
- 154 / 141
- School capacity
- 306
- Capacity fill
- 295 / 306 (96%)
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- FSM pupils
- 68
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Gilmore
Location
- Address
- Woodbank Primary School, Brandlesholme Road
- Postcode
- BL8 1AX
- Town
- Bury
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Bury
- District
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Resourced provision
- SEN unit
- SEN unit places
- 12 on roll / 12 capacity
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bury, Bury, 295 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 24.9%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Bury · BL8 2RH · Bury
Ages 3–11
0.5 miles away
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodVoluntary controlled school · Primary
Bury · BL9 5EE · Bury
Ages 4–11
- KS237%
- Absence7.9%
0.6 miles away
Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bury · BL8 1YA · Bury
Ages 4–11
0.7 miles away
Chantlers Primary School
Ofsted: Not judgedCommunity school · Primary
Bury · BL8 2SF · Bury
Ages 3–11
- KS287%
- Absence3.7%
1.0 miles away
Old Hall Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bury · BL8 4LU · Bury
Ages 4–11
1.0 miles away
Chesham Primary Academy
Ofsted: InadequateAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bury · BL9 6PH · Bury
Ages 4–11
- Absence6.0%
1.0 miles away
Holy Trinity Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bury · BL9 0SB · Bury
Ages 3–11
- KS261%
- Absence6.8%
1.1 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Gilmore
- Telephone
- 01617611253