St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw
Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, Bury, BL8 4JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amy Longstaff
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 105340
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204886167
About this school
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, Bury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 99 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 83% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 17% | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 83% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 92% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 92% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw 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 | 76% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 98 |
| 2023/24 | 97 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw compares
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw ranked 27th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 3.7% | 6.3% | 99 | — |
| Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury | 74% | 4% | 6% | 233 | 0.8 miles |
| Greenmount Primary School | — | — | — | 229 | 1.0 miles |
| Holcombe Brook Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.4 miles |
| Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School | — | — | — | — | 1.5 miles |
| Hazlehurst Primary Academy | 90% | 2.5% | 6.9% | 156 | 1.6 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)
- 6.32%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.7%
- Persistent absence
- 7.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury0.8 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Greenmount Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Holcombe Brook Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Hazlehurst Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Bury
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw teach?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw is Mrs Amy Longstaff, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw full?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw has capacity for 105 pupils and 99 on roll (94%), so it has space against 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 St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw compare with other schools in Bury?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw ranked 27th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw's absence rate?
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw'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.