Sunny Bank Primary School 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/02/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hathaway Road, Bury

School Information

Address: Hathaway Road, Bury, BL9 8EQ
Website: www.sunnybankprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01617662121
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bury
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Gabrielides
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 144593

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/02/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 219
Number of Boys: 115
Number of Girls: 104

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 5 Confidence interval 2.8 to 7.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.5 to 4.7
Maths
Average: 0.6 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sunny Bank Primary School
Hathaway Road , BL9 8EQ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield
Abingdon Avenue , Whitefield M45 8PT
4out of 4 581 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Unsworth Primary School
Blackley Close , Unsworth BL9 8LY
3out of 4 710 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand
Rufford Drive , Whitefield M45 8PL
3out of 4 766 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School
Parr Lane , Unsworth BL9 8JT
2out of 4 824 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Unsworth Academy
Parr Lane , BL9 8LP
1out of 4 1,020 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Philips High School
Higher Lane , Whitefield M45 7PH
3out of 4 2,190 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Derby High School
Radcliffe Road , Redvales BL9 9NH
3out of 4 2,910 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Bury Church of England High School
Haslam Brow , BL9 0TS
3out of 4 3,095 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Cross College
169 Manchester Road , BL9 9BB
- not rated 2,878 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elms Bank
Ripon Avenue , Whitefield M45 8PJ
4out of 4 620 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bury Secondary PRU Spring Lane School
Spring Lane , M26 2SZ
2out of 4 2,634 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bury Catholic Preparatory School
Arden House , Manchester Road BL9 9BH
- not rated 2,920 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cloughside College
Bury New Road , Prestwich M25 3BL
3out of 4 3,149 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.