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Bury CofE Primary School, Huntingdon

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Primary
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Church of England
Ages 4–11

Bury CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Huntingdon, part of Grace Schools. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 3rd-highest of the 26 schools in Huntingdon with published results, and 2,040th of 14,452 across England. It was 98% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2013)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Better than England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cambridgeshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Bury CofE Primary School in detail

Bury CofE Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud to provide a safe, happy, and nurturing environment where every child is encouraged to flourish. Guided by our Christian vision, "Do everything in love" (1 Corinthians 16:14) , and underpinned by our values of Love, Honesty, Forgiveness and Respect, we are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive school community for all."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Bury CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Cambridgeshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 83% in reading and 80% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Getting a place at Bury CofE Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Bury CofE Primary School as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Bury CofE Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Bury CofE Primary School are Ramsey Spinning Infant School (0.7 miles, Good); Ramsey Junior School (0.9 miles, Good, 63% reading, 59% maths); Upwood Primary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 58% reading, 58% maths); and Warboys Primary Academy (2.5 miles, Requires improvement, 81% reading, 75% maths).

Bury CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Ramsey Spinning Infant SchoolRamsey Junior SchoolUpwood Primary AcademyWarboys Primary Academy

The trust

Bury CofE Primary School is one of 38 schools run by Grace Schools, an academy trust.

All 38 schools in Grace Schools

What parents say

51 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bury CofE Primary School (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 94% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

Who goes there

14.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 34 pupils (16.4%) received SEN support and 5 (2.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Bury CofE Primary School.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Owls End (near), 80 metres away.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Bury CofE Primary School issued 19 suspensions, 9.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Emma Donnelly
Pupils:207
LA:Cambridgeshire
Phone:01487813784
Address:Owls End, Bury, Huntingdon, PE26 2NJ
Trust:GRACE SCHOOLS (38 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2013

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from May 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 21 January 2025View full report
URN:139844
UKPRN:10042228
Diocese:Diocese of Ely
Constituency:North West Cambridgeshire
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Bury CofE Primary School excels at creating an inclusive, supportive learning environment where children develop a genuine love of learning. Teachers are highly trained, understand their subjects well, and use regular checks to ensure no pupil falls behind. The school has a strong positive culture with excellent behaviour, kindness, and respect - your child will be encouraged to develop as a well-rounded person who understands community values.

Key Strengths

  • Well-designed curriculum that helps pupils build knowledge in logical steps
  • Strong staff training and subject knowledge ensuring effective teaching
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs, working with external agencies and parents
  • High-quality reading provision with well-stocked book collection and effective support for struggling readers
  • Clear behaviour expectations and routines with consistent follow-through, resulting in positive pupil conduct
  • Teaching regularly checks pupil understanding and provides timely support to prevent pupils falling behind

Areas for Improvement

  • Staff do not always adapt learning activities well enough to meet the needs of some pupils with SEND, which can limit their learning progress
  • The school should ensure staff have better guidance to support pupils with SEND more effectively

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear policies and a positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Bury CofE Primary School is a good primary school where pupils enjoy learning within a positive 'can-do' ethos and reach high expectations for achievement. The school has an ambitious, well-designed curriculum with effective teaching and strong support systems.

At a Glance

14.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

51 responses
Would recommend84%
Child is happy94%
Child does well92%
High expectations94%
Feels safe90%
Well behaved92%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)63%
Kept informed84%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)88%
Wider development80%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+7ppMaths+7ppWriting-2pp

Reading has improved from 83% to 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 80% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.6

Avg class size

29.3

Infant (KS1)

29.8

KS2

7

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

Bury CofE Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cambridgeshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Owls End (near)
83m · 1 min walk
Grenfell Road (opp)
280m · 5 min walk
High Street (W-bound)
316m · 5 min walk
Brands Close (opp)
410m · 7 min walk
Redebourne Close (opp)
428m · 7 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
8
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.

3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Cambridgeshire is 5 (the median across 312 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

98%

Near capacity

206 pupils

210 places

4 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Huntingdon

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,392
Projected new pupils:598

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Huntingdon

Across Cambridgeshire council

Low demand council-wide0.78 applications per place

Places available

8,107

Applications

6,292

Got 1st preference

94.7%

Got preferred school

99.0%

All primary applications across Cambridgeshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(4)

21 January 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
29 October 2019

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

23 February 2016

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

34

SEN Support

5

EHC Plans

18.8%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty22
Autistic Spectrum Disorder6
Social, Emotional & Mental Health4
Physical Disability3
Specific Learning Difficulty1
Severe Learning Difficulty1
Profound & Multiple LD1
Speech, Language & Communication1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
84.5%
Asian
0.5%
Black
4.8%
Mixed
2.9%
Chinese
0.5%
Other
0.5%
Unclassified
1.9%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals14.5%
English as Additional Language2.9%

207

Total Pupils

90

Boys

117

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

10

Teachers

20.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,136

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,224

Per pupil

£1183k

Total funding

£48k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£54,533
EAL funding£1,363
Lump sum£145,041

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

3.9%

Overall absence

6.0%

Persistent absence

183

Enrolments

Authorised3.2%
Unauthorised0.7%
Persistent (10%+)6.0%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.2%
18/19
1.8%
20/21
4.8%
21/22
4.0%
22/23
4.2%
23/24
3.9%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Bury CofE Primary School

What are SATs results like at Bury CofE Primary School?

Of the pupils at Bury CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 87% did so in maths.

What is Bury CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Bury CofE Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in May 2013, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Bury CofE Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Bury CofE Primary School is oversubscribed, Cambridgeshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Bury CofE Primary School?

Bury CofE Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Bury CofE Primary School?

Classes at Bury CofE Primary School average 29.6 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Bury CofE Primary School?

Bury CofE Primary School has around 207 pupils on roll. 15% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Bury CofE Primary School?

3.9% of sessions were missed at Bury CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Bury CofE Primary School?

Apply through Cambridgeshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Bury CofE Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Bury CofE Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cambridgeshire is 5 (the median across 312 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Bury CofE Primary School?

Bury CofE Primary School is at Owls End, Bury, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE26 2NJ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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