East Ward Community Primary School

Bury · BL9 7QZ

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 474 pupils, 55% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted report card

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East Ward Community Primary School

General Information

Address: Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7QZ – View on map
Phone: 01617646065
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Kathryn Mort
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 53 families put it first for 57 places – 9 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 1 of the 57 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

474 pupils out of 420 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 248
% eligible for free school meals: 55.0%
Pupil mix: 7 in 10 (more mixed than the Bury average)
English as an additional language: 38% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 15% a year (Bury 13%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 28% moved to another school, 72% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Bury: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 1 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Bury, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 15.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN unit for Autism
Resourced provision for Autism 20 places · 20 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 10.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 37 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 36 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Profound and multiple learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card January 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Strong standard
Leadership and governance Expected standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 62% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 3 percentage points below the Bury average (65%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 63% against an expected 56%)
3-year average (expected standard): 63%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 69% · Writing 71% · Maths 76% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 72%
Average test scores: reading 102, maths 104
Based on: 58 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBury averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 3 percentage points below the Bury average (65%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 35th of 55 junior and primary schools in the area

=31Whitefield Community Primary School63%
=31Woodbank Primary School63%
=35East Ward Community Primary School62%
=35Elton Community Primary School62%
=35Higher Lane Primary School62%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Chantlers Primary School97%
#2Hazlehurst Primary Academy90%
#3Gorsefield Primary School88%
#4Greenhill Primary School86%
#5Unsworth Primary School82%
#6Christ Church CofE Primary School79%
#7Sunny Bank Primary School75%
=8Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury74%
=8St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy74%
=8St Margaret's Church of England Primary School74%
#11Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy72%
=12Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School71%
=12Park View Primary School71%
=12Peel Brow School71%
=15Chesham Primary Academy70%
=15Hollins Grundy Primary School70%
=15Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy70%
#18St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe69%
=19Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School67%
=19Heaton Park Primary School67%
=19St Stephen's Church of England Primary School67%
=22Lowercroft Primary School66%
=22Springside Primary School66%
=22St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich66%
=22St Thomas Church of England Primary School66%
#26St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy65%
=27Chapelfield Primary School64%
=27St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy64%
=27St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw64%
=27St Peter's Church of England Primary School64%
=31Butterstile Primary School63%
=31Radcliffe Primary School63%
=31Whitefield Community Primary School63%
=31Woodbank Primary School63%
=35East Ward Community Primary School62%
=35Elton Community Primary School62%
=35Higher Lane Primary School62%
#38Cams Lane Primary School61%
#39Wesley Methodist Primary School60%
=40All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand59%
=40Tottington Primary School59%
#42St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy58%
=43Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School56%
=43Ribble Drive Community Primary School56%
=43St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe56%
=43St Luke's CofE Primary School56%
=47Mersey Drive Community Primary School50%
=47Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School50%
=47St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom50%
=47St Hilda's Church of England Primary School50%
#51St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy46%
=52St John with St Mark CofE Primary School43%
=52St Paul's Church of England Primary School43%
#54Holy Trinity Primary School37%
#55Summerseat Methodist Primary School31%

View full Ofsted inspection report

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,017 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

22nd of 58 primary schools in Bury for spending per pupil

#20Holy Trinity Primary School£7,128
#21Whitefield Community Primary School£7,030
#22East Ward Community Primary School£7,017
#23St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy£7,000
#24Cams Lane Primary School£6,940

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School£10,360
#2Peel Brow School£9,562
#3Summerseat Methodist Primary School£9,462
#4St Paul's Church of England Primary School£9,348
#5Mersey Drive Community Primary School£9,304
#6Hazlehurst Primary Academy£8,948
#7Unsworth Primary School£8,150
#8Ribble Drive Community Primary School£7,882
#9Christ Church CofE Primary School£7,748
#10Gorsefield Primary School£7,714
#11St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe£7,693
#12Radcliffe Primary School£7,683
#13St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£7,440
#14Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School£7,440
#15Chesham Primary Academy£7,352
#16St Stephen's Church of England Primary School£7,244
#17St Thomas Church of England Primary School£7,212
#18St Peter's Church of England Primary School£7,137
#19St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom£7,135
#20Holy Trinity Primary School£7,128
#21Whitefield Community Primary School£7,030
#22East Ward Community Primary School£7,017
#23St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy£7,000
#24Cams Lane Primary School£6,940
#25Heaton Park Primary School£6,902
#26St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe£6,901
#27Woodbank Primary School£6,890
#28St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw£6,885
#29St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£6,853
#30St Hilda's Church of England Primary School£6,768
#31Elton Community Primary School£6,706
#32Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School£6,657
#33Park View Primary School£6,654
#34Chantlers Primary School£6,629
#35Butterstile Primary School£6,588
#36Chapelfield Primary School£6,487
#37St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich£6,455
#38Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School£6,442
#39St John with St Mark CofE Primary School£6,442
#40St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£6,366
#41St Margaret's Church of England Primary School£6,355
#42St Luke's CofE Primary School£6,308
#43Sunny Bank Primary School£6,199
#44Higher Lane Primary School£6,150
#45Springside Primary School£6,146
#46Hollins Grundy Primary School£6,116
#47All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand£6,084
#48Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury£5,982
#49St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£5,979
#50Lowercroft Primary School£5,960
#51Wesley Methodist Primary School£5,886
#52Greenhill Primary School£5,883
#53Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy£5,881
#54Tottington Primary School£5,863
#55Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy£5,760
#56Old Hall Primary School£4,032
#57Greenmount Primary School£3,621
#58Sedgley Park Community Primary School£3,480

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