Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
Primary · Voluntary aided 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 →Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury is a primary school in Bury for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 February 2024. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury 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
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception in 2026, as also happened at 38 of the 56 other Bury primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 33 first-choice applications for 33 offers, against a published admission number of 45 places; every first-choice family was offered a place.
- There were 18.1 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
- In 2024/25, 74% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Hollymount Lane, Greenmount, Bury, BL8 4HS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 233 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 February 2024
Strengths
- “This is a friendly and welcoming school.”
- “Staff and pupils forge strong relationships with each other.”
- “Pupils know that they have adults in school to look after them and support them with any problems that they may have.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, the knowledge that pupils need to know and use is not organised well.”
- “Occasionally, some staff are not sufficiently clear about how pupils’ learning builds on what they know already.”
- “At times, this means that staff are not equipped to deliver the curriculum effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 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) | 74% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 33 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.
- Greenmount Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Holcombe Brook Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tottington Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hazlehurst Primary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Old Hall Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published