Holcombe Brook Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 12 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 105311
- Address
- Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook, BL0 9TA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 264 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.5%
- Girls
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.9%
- Persistent absence
- 7.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.3%
White British 85.6%
Mixed 5.7%
Pakistani 5.3%
Other White 1.9%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average5.1
WritingAbove average2.2
MathsWell above average5.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 76%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 16%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Holcombe Brook Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 34
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 34
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 32 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 29 14 15 |
| Year 1 | 45 23 22 |
| Year 2 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 3 | 33 16 17 |
| Year 4 | 44 26 18 |
| Year 5 | 44 25 19 |
| Year 6 | 39 27 12 |