Hazlehurst Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Bury·BL0 9PQ
Composite score
70.2
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#1,750
National rank
#206
In North West
#6
In Bury
Top 12%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
90%
% achieving higher RWM
10%
Reading average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Requires improvement

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
16 first choices, 19 places
First choices per place
0.84
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
33
any preference, for 19 places
Applications from another council area
6%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.16
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Hazlehurst Primary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
173
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
6.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
6.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
10.7%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.7
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,948
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Hazlehurst Primary Academy

Hazlehurst Primary Academy is a primary school in Bury, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 173 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Inadequate' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 90% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 10% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Hazlehurst Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 16 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.3%. There are about 16.7 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. If you are considering Hazlehurst Primary Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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