Hollins Grundy Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bury
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bury Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Hollins Grundy Primary School is a primary school in Bury for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Hollins Grundy Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 70% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
- For Reception in 2026, every applicant was offered a place: 20 first-choice applications for 28 offers, with 0.7 first choices per offer the 2nd lowest of 56 Bury primary schools.
- 17.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, where the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury is 22.3%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bury schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Hags, Off Hollins Lane, Hollins, Bury, BL9 8AY
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 211 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils told the inspector that they feel safe and happy at school.”
- “They know that staff care about them.”
- “If pupils are worried or concerned about anything, they are confident to talk to any adult.”
To improve
- “However, this is not the case in all subjects.”
- “In a few areas of the curriculum, teachers do not know how well pupils are learning the subject content.”
- “In addition, in a small number of subjects, some teachers do not make sure that all of the subject content is taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (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) | 70% | 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: 20 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bury.
- Sunny Bank Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Unsworth Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Luke's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published