Heap Bridge Village Primary School, Bury
Heap Bridge Village Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Bury, part of Hollingworth Learning Trust. It was 98% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Rochdale (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Heap Bridge Village Primary School in detail
Heap Bridge Village Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "The purpose of this site is to provide parents, prospective parents, governors, staff and other members of our local community, an insight in to the wonderful things we offer our pupils at Heap Bridge Village Primary School. If you are interested in learning more about our school, this is the place to start."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Heap Bridge Village Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 105797), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Heap Bridge Village Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 26 families put Heap Bridge Village Primary School as their first choice and 74 named it as one of their preferences, for 24 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 6 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Heap Bridge Village Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Heap Bridge Village Primary School are Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, Good, 69% reading, 55% maths); East Ward Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 69% reading, 76% maths); Fairfield Community Primary School (0.7 miles); and Fairfield Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 82% maths).
Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyEast Ward Community Primary SchoolFairfield Community Primary SchoolFairfield Community Primary School
The trust
Heap Bridge Village Primary School is one of 3 schools run by Hollingworth Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
7.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 17 pupils (10%) received SEN support and 11 (6.5%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Heap Bridge Village Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Bury Interchange (Manchester Metrolink), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Heap Bridge Primary School (opposite), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Heap Bridge Village Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Heap Bridge Village Primary School issued 3 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Heap Bridge Village Primary School are Hazel Wood High School (0.6 miles) and Holy Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College (1.6 miles).
Hazel Wood High SchoolHoly Family Roman Catholic and Church of England College
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Heap Bridge Village Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2024. Before that, as Heap Bridge Village Primary School (URN 105797), it was rated Good in September 2013.
At a Glance
27.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.3
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
24.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Heap Bridge Village Primary School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105797). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 96% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 96% to 84% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 88% to 80% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Heap Bridge Village Primary School
Term dates
Heap Bridge Village Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Rochdale's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Heap Bridge Village Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Heap Bridge Village Primary School is in Rochdale; for families living there:
- Rochdale's school travel policy: Home to School Transport Policy
- How to apply: Apply for school travel expenses
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Rochdale is 10 (the median across 106 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Heap Bridge Village Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
98%
Near capacity
171 pupils
175 places
4 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bury
Across Rochdale council
Places available
3,242
Applications
2,831
Got 1st preference
89.2%
Got preferred school
97.7%
All primary applications across Rochdale council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
17
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
16.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
170
Total Pupils
79
Boys
91
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
15.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,219
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,833
Per pupil
£1112k
Total funding
£64k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.8%
Overall absence
9.3%
Persistent absence
151
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Heap Bridge Village Primary School
Questions parents ask about Heap Bridge Village Primary School
Are there exam results for Heap Bridge Village Primary School?
Heap Bridge Village Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 105797), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 84% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Heap Bridge Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Heap Bridge Village Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2024. Before that, as Heap Bridge Village Primary School (URN 105797), it was rated Good in September 2013.
What is the catchment area for Heap Bridge Village Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Heap Bridge Village Primary School is oversubscribed, Rochdale allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Heap Bridge Village Primary School?
Heap Bridge Village Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 98% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Heap Bridge Village Primary School?
Classes at Heap Bridge Village Primary School average 24.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Heap Bridge Village Primary School?
Heap Bridge Village Primary School has around 170 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Heap Bridge Village Primary School?
4.8% of sessions were missed at Heap Bridge Village Primary School in 2024/25. 9.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Heap Bridge Village Primary School?
Apply through Rochdale's coordinated admissions process, naming Heap Bridge Village 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 Heap Bridge Village Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Rochdale is 10 (the median across 106 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Heap Bridge Village Primary School?
Heap Bridge Village Primary School is at Heap Brow, Heap Bridge, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7JP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)