Sunny Bank Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Bury
Sunny Bank Primary School is a primary school in Bury for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 20 June 2023. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hathaway Road, Bury, BL9 8EQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 215 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 20 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Sunny Bank Primary School.”
- “They feel happy and they value being part of this close-knit learning community.”
- “Pupils appreciate the support that they receive from their teachers and from their friends.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, sometimes teachers do not help pupils to understand how new content builds on what they already know and can do.”
- “Occasionally, this hinders some pupils from learning and remembering all that they could.”
- “However, on occasions, some staff do not deliver the phonics programme consistently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 August 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) | 75% | 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: 49 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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.
- St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Unsworth Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hollins Grundy Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published