Woodbank Primary School, Bury | The Schools Guide

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Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Woodbank Primary School

Woodbank Primary School, Brandlesholme Road, Bury BL8 1AX

https://www.woodbank.bury.sch.uk

Woodbank Primary School is an academy. It caters for boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. The present school opened in 2024.

This school is a member of The Collective Community Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Cams Lane Primary School, Ribble Drive Community Primary School, Whitefield Community Primary School, Heaton Park Primary School and Butterstile Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Progress, Disadvantaged pupils and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Environment, Attendance and Admissions.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Elton Community Primary School
0.5		Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
0.6		St John with St Mark CofE Primary School
0.8		Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
0.9		Chantlers Primary School
1.0		Chesham Primary Academy
1.0		Old Hall Primary School
1.1		St Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
1.1		Holy Trinity Primary School
1.1		Christ Church CofE Primary School
1.2		Springside Primary School
1.2		St Stephen's Church of England Primary School

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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is about average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is above average.

Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite low.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite high.

Finances: Below average. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

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