Lowercroft Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bury
Lowercroft Primary School is a primary school in Bury for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Ashington Drive, Bury, BL8 2TS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 204 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “The school is ambitious for the achievement of all pupils.”
- “It has created a broad and wellbalanced curriculum, which means that pupils enjoy learning about a wide range of subjects.”
- “Across the curriculum, pupils typically achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, at times, the approaches used to share new knowledge with pupils are not as effective as they could be.”
- “Consequently, pupils sometimes develop misconceptions and do not learn all that is intended.”
- “However, the school’s approach to help pupils to remember knowledge over time is in the early stages of implementation.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 66% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 25 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Bury published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
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A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bury.
- Greenhill Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Chantlers Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Elton Community Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Tottington Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published