Springside Primary School

General Information

Address: Springside Road, Bury, BL9 5JB
Phone: 01617642348
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Gillian Thornicroft
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 239
School capacity: 260
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 48
% eligible for free school meals: 20.3%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.7%
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

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 11 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Vision impairment: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 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

No overall grade given 2025 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,146 (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.

Ranked #45 of 58 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#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

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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.

#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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