East Ward Community Primary School
Willow Street, Bury, BL9 7QZ
474 pupils · 113% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- VISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 55%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 16 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 57 | 53 | 81 | 54 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 56 | 88 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 57 | 55 | 72 | 57 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 51 | 46 | 73 | 48 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 46 | 42 | 66 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 60 | 74 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 52 | 87 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 57 | 89 | 57 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Fairfield Community Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Heap Bridge Village Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.3 km · No Ofsted rating
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.