Unsworth Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bury
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.287 miles
Published by Bury Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Unsworth Primary School is a primary school in Bury for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2023. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Unsworth 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 | 1.287 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 82% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.287 miles away, the 5th longest of 11 Bury primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 27 first-choice applications for 31 offers; 25 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
- 14.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 25.2% 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
- Blackley Close, Unsworth, Bury, BL9 8LY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 232 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 14 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at Unsworth Primary School.”
- “All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are supported well by skilled staff.”
- “Pupils know that staff care about them.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, leaders have not defined as clearly what pupils need to learn in each year group, including in the early years.”
- “Consequently, some teachers are not clear about what curriculum content to teach pupils and when this should be taught.”
- “This sometimes hinders teachers in designing learning that helps pupils to build on what they have learned in the past.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 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) | 82% | 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: 27 first-preference applications, 31 offers in total, 25 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.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Sunny Bank Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Whitefield Community Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published