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Hazlehurst Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Bury

Geoffrey Street, Bury, BL0 9PQ

Website 01706822002

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Inadequate

Graded 07/03/2023

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

97.5%

3.8% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

156

Capacity used

Has space

74%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

10 of 10 families who put it first got an offer

10

Places offered

24

Total applications

2.4

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1010● 100%
2nd preference50● 0%
3rd preference90● 0%
Total241042%

1st preference success by year

100%
2024
100%
2025

Bury lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Kerry Tustin
Address
Geoffrey Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9PQ
Phone
01706822002
Local authority
Bury
Ward / constituency
Ramsbottom · Bury North
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
150782

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals8%——
English as additional language———
SEN support———
47% boys (74)53% girls (82)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

156 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    07 March 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Inadequate overall effectiveness
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationInadequate
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementInadequate
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 160 pupils

Attendance

97.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

2.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

3.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

11%
23/24
4%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard90%
+28% vs England
Higher standard10%
+2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard93%
+18% vs England
Higher standard69%
+36% vs England
Average score112
+6 vs England

Writing

Expected standard93%
+21% vs England
Greater depth17%
+4% vs England

Maths

Expected standard90%
+16% vs England
Higher standard45%
+19% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard93%
+20% vs England
Higher standard52%
+22% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Science

Expected standard93%
+11% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)90%61%
Higher standard10%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Bury council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.