Holcombe Brook Primary School, Bury
Holcombe Brook Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Bury, part of Oak Learning Partnership.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bury (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Holcombe Brook Primary School in detail
Holcombe Brook Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care until 5:30pm.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Holcombe Brook Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 105311), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Holcombe Brook Primary School
Across Bury, 91% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Bury lodged 61 appeals against primary school offers; 41 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (12.2% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Holcombe Brook Primary School are Holcombe Brook Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 72% reading, 85% maths); Greenmount Primary School (0.4 miles); Summerseat Methodist Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 50% reading, 44% maths); and Hazlehurst Primary Academy (0.8 miles, 93% reading, 90% maths).
Holcombe Brook Primary SchoolGreenmount Primary SchoolSummerseat Methodist Primary SchoolHazlehurst Primary Academy
The trust
Holcombe Brook Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Oak Learning Partnership, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Ramsbottom (East Lancashire Railway), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newcombe Road (near), 80 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Holcombe Brook Primary School are Woodhey High School (0.5 miles) and Tottington High School (1.1 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
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
Holcombe Brook Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in April 2026. Before that, as Holcombe Brook Primary School (URN 105311), it was rated Good in June 2016. See Holcombe Brook Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Holcombe Brook Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105311). 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 92% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 95% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 77% to 67% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Holcombe Brook Primary School
Term dates
Holcombe Brook Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bury's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Holcombe Brook Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Holcombe Brook Primary School is in Bury; for families living there:
Apply to Bury for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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 Bury is 10 (the median across 92 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
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Applications and offers at Holcombe Brook Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105311). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 42 | 98 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 86 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 96 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | 24 | 92 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 39 | 41 | 94 | 1.1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 88 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 34 | 31 | 98 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2019 | 32 | 25 | 92 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 40 | 38 | 105 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2017 | 28 | 17 | 78 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 40 | 26 | 86 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 32 | 22 | 70 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 28 | 24 | 67 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Bury
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bury
Across Bury council
Places available
2,275
Applications
1,901
Got 1st preference
91.4%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Bury council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Holcombe Brook Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 105311). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
3.7%
Overall absence
4.5%
Persistent absence
243
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Holcombe Brook Primary School
Questions parents ask about Holcombe Brook Primary School
Are there exam results for Holcombe Brook Primary School?
Holcombe Brook Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 105311), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Holcombe Brook Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Holcombe Brook Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in April 2026. Before that, as Holcombe Brook Primary School (URN 105311), it was rated Good in June 2016.
What is the catchment area for Holcombe Brook Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Holcombe Brook Primary School is oversubscribed, Bury allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Holcombe Brook Primary School?
Apply through Bury's coordinated admissions process, naming Holcombe Brook 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 Holcombe Brook Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Bury is 10 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Holcombe Brook Primary School?
Holcombe Brook Primary School is at Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook, Bury, Lancashire, BL0 9TA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)