Bury CofE Primary School

About Bury CofE Primary School

Bury CofE Primary School enjoys strong backing from its parent community, with 84% of respondents to the most recent Parent View survey saying they would recommend the school to other families. The survey, covering the period from September 2024 to September 2025, drew 51 responses and showed particularly high levels of agreement on children's happiness and safety: 94% of parents either agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 91% felt their child is safe. The school is clearly popular locally, too. For the 2025/26 academic year, it received 62 applications for just 30 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.07. Of those applications, 33 were first-preference choices, and all 30 places went to first-preference families. This level of demand places it among the more sought-after primary options in Huntingdonshire, where it ranks 22nd out of 210 schools of the same type in the local authority.

Academically, the school performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Cambridgeshire average of 58%. This places Bury CofE in the top 25% of primary schools nationally for this measure, and 5th out of 55 schools in Huntingdonshire. Scores in individual subjects were solid: an average reading score of 105, maths score of 104, and 83% of pupils reaching the expected standard in both reading and writing. At the higher standard, 10% of pupils achieved the top level across all three subjects. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, rated it Good across all areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. This is consistent with its previous Good rating from 2013.

The school site includes playing fields, a library, an outdoor playground, art studios, a gymnasium, a dining hall and a chapel. Sports on offer include cricket, rounders, football and tennis, while clubs range from drama and choir to chess, coding and gardening. Bury CofE is a Church of England primary with a current roll of 204 pupils, just below its capacity of 210. It supports children with a range of special educational needs, including moderate learning difficulties, speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, social and emotional mental health needs, and physical disabilities. With its strong academic results, high parental satisfaction and oversubscribed intake, this school is likely to suit families who value a well-regarded village primary with a clear Church of England character and a broad extracurricular offer.

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