Summerseat Methodist Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · 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 →Summerseat Methodist Primary School is a primary school in Bury for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 November 2023. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Summerseat Methodist 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 2026 every Reception applicant was offered a place; there were 10 first-choice applications for 12 offers: 0.8 first choices per offer, the 10th lowest of 56 Bury primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- With 95 pupils on roll in January 2026, it has 15.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.8 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
- Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5NF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 95 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning at Summerseat Methodist Primary School.”
- “They become accomplished readers.”
- “This helps pupils to discover interesting and useful facts about where they live and the wider world.”
To improve
- “However, at times, some teachers do not check pupils’ understanding carefully enough.”
- “In addition, teachers are more adept at checking what pupils are expected to know in some subjects than they are in others.”
- “As a result, some pupils’ learning is not as secure as it could be because gaps in their knowledge have not been noted or addressed swiftly enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 December 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) | 31% | 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: 10 first-preference applications, 12 offers in total, 10 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.
- Holcombe Brook Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Old Hall Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Springside Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Hazlehurst Primary Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenmount Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published