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EnglandNorth WestBuryBL8 2TSLowercroft Primary School
Primary

Lowercroft Primary School

Primary

Bury · Bury · BL8 2TS www.lowercroft.co.uk

Pupils
226
cap. 230
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
226
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBury
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lowercroft Primary School · Primary · Bury

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
66%
+6pp
97%79%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
6%
-3pp
17%10%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
91%
Reading higher standard
54%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
11%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
226
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Ashington Drive, Bury, BL8 2TS
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
2024/2566%6%91%54%74%11%77%31%80%77%109.0105.0103.029%226
2023/2460%9%71%26%66%9%74%29%74%51%104.0104.0101.025%237
2022/2360%9%74%31%77%17%83%20%86%77%106.0105.0103.0+0.50+0.50+0.5022%241
2018/1968%3%76%24%74%12%91%35%88%85%105.0108.0107.0+0.40-1.10+2.6011%244
2017/1897%17%100%37%97%29%100%23%100%97%108.0107.0110.0+2.00+1.90+2.009%244
2016/1794%32%94%45%97%39%100%61%100%97%109.0111.0110.0+2.10+2.10+4.4025%240

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
2024/2522630.529%8%7%3%5%
2023/2423720.125%7%6%5%9%
2022/2324121.922%6%5%4%6%
2021/2224524.516%6%6%5%9%
2020/2124824.810%6%6%
2018/1924427.711%4%5%3%2%
2017/1824425.39%5%4%3%2%
2016/1724023.825%4%5%2%1%

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