Best primary schools in Bury (2026)

Bury has 21 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is Chantlers Primary School, in the top 4% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 66%, against 62% for England. 3 are in England's top 10%, and 0 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Filter and sort these schools → Find an area to live near them

Rank	School	Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average)	Reading, writing & maths 2025	Higher standard	Ofsted
1 Top 4% in England	Chantlers Primary School Bury	90%	97%	6%	Not judged
2 Top 5% in England	Sunny Bank Primary School Bury	80%	75%	31%	Good
3 Top 7% in England	Greenhill Primary School Bury	79%	86%	23%	No rating
4 Top 22% in England	Christ Church CofE Primary School Bury · Church of England	73%	79%	9%	Good
5 Top 27% in England	Unsworth Primary School Bury	72%	82%	4%	No rating
6 Top 31% in England	Elton Community Primary School Bury	68%	62%	16%	No rating
7 Top 32% in England	Chesham Primary Academy Bury	70%	70%	7%	Inadequate
8 Top 39% in England	St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Bury · Church of England	67%	67%	7%	Requires improvement
9 Top 47% in England	Hollins Grundy Primary School Bury	63%	70%	10%	No rating
10 Top 48% in England	St Thomas Church of England Primary School Bury · Church of England	64%	66%	13%	Good
11 Bottom 50% in England	Lowercroft Primary School Bury	62%	66%	6%	Good
12 Bottom 50% in England	East Ward Community Primary School Bury	63%	62%	7%	Report card
13 Bottom 49% in England	Woodbank Primary School Bury	63%	63%	5%	No rating
14 Bottom 49% in England	Tottington Primary School Bury	62%	59%	11%	No rating
15 Bottom 45% in England	St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Bury · Roman Catholic	64%	64%	0%	Good
16 Bottom 40% in England	St Peter's Church of England Primary School Bury · Church of England	59%	64%	9%	Report card
17 Bottom 38% in England	St Luke's CofE Primary School Bury · Church of England	59%	56%	7%	No rating
18 Bottom 33% in England	Springside Primary School Bury	56%	66%	9%	Not judged
19 Bottom 15% in England	Holy Trinity Primary School Bury · Church of England	49%	37%	0%	Good
20 Bottom 7% in England	St Paul's Church of England Primary School Bury · Church of England	43%	43%	0%	Requires improvement
21 Bottom 3% in England	St John with St Mark CofE Primary School Bury · Church of England	36%	43%	2%	No rating

Other towns in Greater Manchester

Also see

Questions

What is the best primary school in Bury?

On exam results over the last three years, Chantlers Primary School is the top-ranked primary school in Bury, in the top 4% of schools in England.

How are the schools ranked?

By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.