Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Bury

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

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Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Bury for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 March 2024. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.

Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England 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	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Reception 2026 had 19 first-choice applications for 15 offers, 1.3 per offer, 3rd highest of 56 Bury primary schools; 7 of the 47 applications (15%) came from outside Bury.
In Reception 2026, 15 offers went to first-choice families, 4 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place, and 2 offers went to families outside Bury.
1.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 12.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.

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: Helmshore Road, Holcombe, Bury, BL8 4PA
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Bury
Pupils on roll: 115 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 1.7% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 25.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 26 March 2024

Strengths

“Pupils flourish at this school.”
“They told inspectors that pupils are made to feel welcome and that they quickly make new friends.”
“Pupils were also keen to explain how the school helps them to develop the confidence and resilience that they need to embrace new challenges.”

To improve

“In a small number of subjects, the curriculum does not make clear what pupils need to remember or the order that learning needs to occur.”
“In these subjects, some pupils’ learning is less secure.”
“At times, they do not learn all that they need to.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2024 (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)	67%	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: 19 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 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.

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Hazlehurst Primary Academy 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Peel Brow School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Holcombe Brook Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Greenmount Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Summerseat Methodist Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury 1.8 mi Good Last distance published