East Ward Community Primary School | Primary in Bury | Ofsted & DfE

62%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

476

Pupils · 2024/25

39%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

62%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

476

Pupils · 2024/25

39%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

62%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

476

Pupils · 2024/25

39%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityBury

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of East Ward Community Primary School · Primary · Bury

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

62%

-3pp

73%67%61%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 62%

RWM higher standard

+3pp

8%6%4%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

69%

Reading higher standard

12%

Writing expected standard

71%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

76%

Maths higher standard

22%

Science expected standard

74%

SPAG expected standard

72%

SPAG higher standard

21%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

476

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.5

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

39%

FSM eligible

55%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7QZ

Local authority

Bury

Website

www.eastwardprimary.com

Telephone

01617646065

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	62%	7%	69%	12%	71%	9%	76%	22%	74%	72%	102.0	104.0	103.0	—	—	—	20%	476
2023/24	65%	4%	74%	28%	75%	4%	74%	23%	89%	65%	106.0	105.0	104.0	—	—	—	18%	464
2022/23	61%	8%	76%	26%	65%	10%	79%	29%	68%	71%	106.0	106.0	105.0	+1.40	-0.20	+2.40	13%	455
2018/19	62%	8%	66%	16%	88%	10%	80%	16%	88%	76%	102.0	104.0	105.0	-2.30	-0.30	-1.00	17%	438
2017/18	73%	7%	80%	31%	84%	7%	76%	33%	80%	71%	105.0	104.0	104.0	+1.50	+0.10	+0.40	—	416

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	476	19.3	20%	39%	55%	6%	16%
2023/24	464	18.9	18%	40%	54%	6%	18%
2022/23	455	20.8	13%	40%	55%	7%	21%
2021/22	449	20.2	13%	40%	54%	6%	18%
2020/21	443	21.5	19%	41%	48%	—	—
2018/19	438	20.4	17%	40%	48%	5%	11%
2017/18	—	17.7	—	—	—	4%	8%