Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy

About Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy

Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy, a state-funded Jewish primary school in Bury, stands out clearly against the local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes. In the 2023/24 academic year, 72% of its pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Bury LA average of 64%. That eight-point gap places the school comfortably above the typical local primary, and its ranking of 12th out of 64 schools in the borough puts it in the top 20% of its peers. The school also performs well at the higher end: 15% of pupils achieved the higher standard in all three subjects, while 43% hit that mark in reading and 35% in maths. These are solid, above-average results for a school that, until relatively recently, was in a different place entirely.

The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2023 rated it Good overall, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating in 2019. Inspectors awarded Outstanding for personal development, and Good for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management, and early years provision. This upward trajectory is reflected in the academic data too. In KS2, pupils scored an average of 108 in reading and 107 in maths, both above the national benchmark of 100. While the school does not publish Progress 8 scores for primary, the attainment figures alone suggest pupils are leaving Year 6 well prepared. The school is boys-only from age 3 to 11, with a nursery on site, and serves a predominantly Jewish community — 1.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the national average.

Facilities include a sports hall, playing fields, an ICT suite, a chapel, and an outdoor playground, with clubs ranging from coding and drama to gardening and eco club. The school’s SEND provision covers a broad spectrum, including dyslexia, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and physical disabilities. Admissions for 2025/26 were not oversubscribed: the school offered all five of its first-preference applicants a place, with a total of five applications for five places. For families seeking a faith-based primary with strong academic outcomes and a clear focus on personal development, Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy is a solid, improving option that outperforms most of its Bury neighbours.

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