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Elton Community Primary School

Bury, BL8 1SBPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2024
KS2 Results
74%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
27 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#3051 of 13,686 nationally

About Elton Community Primary School

Elton Community Primary School in Bury was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a significant improvement from its previous overall rating of Inadequate in 2017. The school’s leadership and management, as well as its early years provision, were also judged Good. On the academic front, the most telling metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 74%. That’s ten percentage points above the Bury local authority average of 64%, placing Elton 10th out of 46 primary schools in the borough. The school also performs well in individual subjects: 87% of pupils hit the expected standard in reading, 85% in maths and 76% in writing. Nationally, it sits in the top 22% of primary schools for this combined measure, and in the top 21% within the North West region.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressAlston Street, Bury, Bury, BL8 1SB
HeadteacherCarolyn Ashworth
Local AuthorityBury
Number of Pupils319
Free School Meals (FSM)36.5%
School Capacity319 / 315 (101% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

26 Jan 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (26 Jan 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 2 Dec 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Playing FieldsICT SuiteSensory RoomGymnasiumMusic RoomsLibrarySports HallChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

CricketFootballAthleticsRounders

Clubs & Activities

DramaChoirFilm ClubChessCodingArt Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:25

Source: eltonprimary.bc-et.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Elton Community Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.