Holcombe Brook Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 10 2024 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
- 263 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.1%
- Persistent absence
- 5.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 87.1%
Mixed 6.9%
Pakistani 3.8%
Other White 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Indian 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 77%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 13%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 111
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Holcombe Brook Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 40
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 40
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 33 17 16 |
| Year 1 | 27 13 14 |
| Year 2 | 45 24 21 |
| Year 3 | 34 15 19 |
| Year 4 | 34 16 18 |
| Year 5 | 45 26 19 |
| Year 6 | 45 25 20 |