Holcombe Brook Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Bury·BL0 9TA
Composite score
53.8
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#5,898
National rank
#782
In North West
#21
In Bury
Top 40%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
63%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Last place offered lived
1.64 mi
straight line, 2026 intake · 2633 m

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants, and in 2026 the last place went under “Category 3 (distance) - furthest distance offered”. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

School profile

Age range
5–11
Pupils on roll
263
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
1.5%
Typical primary: 9.6%

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

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Location

About Holcombe Brook Primary School

Holcombe Brook Primary School is a primary school in Bury, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 263 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 14.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 40% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 1.64 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Holcombe Brook Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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