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EnglandNorth WestBuryBL0 9TAHolcombe Brook Primary School
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Holcombe Brook Primary School

Primary

Bury · Bury · BL0 9TA www.holcombebrookprimary.org.uk/

Pupils
263
cap. 280
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
263
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
263
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/03/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBury
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusClosed

Overview of Holcombe Brook Primary School · Primary · Bury

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
63%
-14pp
85%74%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
11%
-2pp
16%11%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
263
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook, Bury, BL0 9TA
Local authority
Bury
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2563%11%72%33%67%11%85%37%83%74%106.0107.0105.019%263
2023/2477%13%92%44%77%15%95%67%90%92%109.0111.0110.013%264
2022/2376%16%92%42%76%18%89%39%95%84%109.0108.0106.0+5.10+2.20+5.7016%269
2018/1965%15%78%33%75%28%70%28%85%63%106.0103.0103.0+3.20+2.00+0.0018%278
2017/1885%5%90%27%90%27%93%20%95%90%106.0106.0107.0+1.30+2.40+1.5015%264
2016/1774%12%84%26%84%16%86%23%86%84%105.0105.0106.0+3.60+3.00+3.2012%273

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2526322.319%2%14%4%5%
2023/2426424.613%3%16%4%6%
2022/2326925.216%3%18%4%7%
2021/2226324.616%4%17%5%10%
2020/2126725.016%2%12%
2018/1927826.118%2%12%3%8%
2017/1826424.315%2%15%3%3%
2016/1727325.412%1%16%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.