Hollins Grundy Primary School
The Hags, Off Hollins Lane, Bury, BL9 8AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Waddington
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 105314
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617960476
About this school
Hollins Grundy Primary School is a community primary school in Bury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 211 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 54% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 4% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 82% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 64% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 71% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hollins Grundy Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 214 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hollins Grundy Primary School compares
Hollins Grundy Primary School ranked 15th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.1% | 14.2% | 211 | — |
| Sunny Bank Primary School | 75% | 3.7% | 7.9% | 215 | 0.5 miles |
| Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School | 56% | 7.2% | 17.1% | 103 | 0.7 miles |
| St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 74% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 339 | 0.9 miles |
| Unsworth Primary School | 82% | 3.7% | 14.5% | 232 | 0.9 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand | 59% | 4.3% | 16.8% | 208 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.15%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.07%
- Persistent absence
- 9.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sunny Bank Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bury
-
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Unsworth Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bury
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand1.0 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Bury
Hollins Grundy Primary School ranks 11th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Bury.
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School Primary
- Chantlers Primary School Primary
- Chesham Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- East Ward Community Primary School Primary
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elton Community Primary School Primary
- Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Community Primary School Primary
- Greenhill Primary School Primary
- Greenmount Primary School Primary
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hollins Grundy Primary School teach?
- Hollins Grundy Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollins Grundy Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hollins Grundy Primary School is Mr Simon Waddington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hollins Grundy Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hollins Grundy Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hollins Grundy Primary School?
- Hollins Grundy Primary School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hollins Grundy Primary School full?
- Hollins Grundy Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 211 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hollins Grundy Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hollins Grundy Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hollins Grundy Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hollins Grundy Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hollins Grundy Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hollins Grundy Primary School rank locally?
- Hollins Grundy Primary School ranked 15th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hollins Grundy Primary School's absence rate?
- Hollins Grundy Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hollins Grundy Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hollins Grundy Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.