Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury is a primary school located in Bury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 27/01/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hollymount Lane, Bury, BL8 4HS
Website: www.hollymount.org.uk/
Telephone: 01204882770
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bury
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs E England
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105344

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/01/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 300
Number of Pupils: 301
Number of Boys: 153
Number of Girls: 148

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2 to 1.6
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.8
Maths
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
Hollymount Lane , Greenmount BL8 4HS 		4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Greenmount Primary School
Holhouse Lane , Greenmount BL8 4HD 		3out of 4 793 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw
Bolton Road , Hawkshaw BL8 4JL 		4out of 4 1,359 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Holcombe Brook Primary School
Longsight Road , Holcombe Brook BL0 9TA 		3out of 4 1,472 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Tottington Primary School
Moorside Road , Tottington BL8 3HR 		- not rated 2,076 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tottington High School
Laurel Street , Tottington BL8 3LY 		3out of 4 1,698 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Woodhey High School
Bolton Road West , Ramsbottom BL0 9QZ 		- not rated 1,862 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Elton High School
Walshaw Road , BL8 1RN 		3out of 4 3,259 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya
Holcombe Hall , Holcombe Old Road BL8 4NG 		- not rated 2,134 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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