Located in Bury, Greenmount Primary School is a primary school, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a community school and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Greenmount Primary School currently has around 235 pupils on roll, which is about 96% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 49.4% boys and 50.6% girls. Around 5.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 3.8%. Persistent absence is recorded at 2.5%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (94.5%).

School Information

Address: Holhouse Lane, Bury, BL8 4HD
Website:
Telephone:
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bury
Headteacher / Principal: Mr David Griffith
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105301

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Pupils

General

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 245
Number of Pupils: 235
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 119

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.5% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British94.50%222
White and Asian1.70%4
Pakistani1.70%4
Other White0.90%2
African0.40%1
Other Mixed0.40%1
Unclassified0.40%1
White and Black African0.00%0
White and Black Caribbean0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Other (any other ethnic group)0.00%0
Indian0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (1.1)
Writing: Below Average (-2.2)
Maths: Average (1.1)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
73%
Town average
60%
Local authority average
59%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
3%
Town average
7%
Local authority average
6%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
107.0
Town average
105.1
Local authority average
104.9
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
106.0
Town average
104.3
Local authority average
104.2
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Greenmount Primary School
Holhouse Lane , Greenmount BL8 4HD
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Greenmount Primary School
Holhouse Lane , Greenmount BL8 4HD
- not rated 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holcombe Brook Primary School
Longsight Road , Holcombe Brook BL0 9TA
3out of 4 763 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
Hollymount Lane , Greenmount BL8 4HS
3out of 4 793 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Hazlehurst Primary Academy
Geoffrey Street , Ramsbottom BL0 9PQ
1out of 4 1,574 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodhey High School
Bolton Road West , Ramsbottom BL0 9QZ
- not rated 1,084 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woodhey High School
Bolton Road West , Ramsbottom BL0 9QZ
- not rated 1,084 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Tottington High School
Laurel Street , Tottington BL8 3LY
2out of 4 1,916 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tottington High School
Laurel Street , Tottington BL8 3LY
- not rated 1,916 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Summerseat House School
Summerseat Lane , Holcombe Brook BL0 9UD
- not rated 1,300 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya
Holcombe Hall , Holcombe Old Road BL8 4NG
- not rated 1,445 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.