Millwood Primary Special School
School Street, Radcliffe, Bury, M26 3BW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Joanne Hurst
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 190
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 105377
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617242266
About this school
Millwood Primary Special School is a community special school in Bury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Millwood Primary Special School, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 July 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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 | 24 | 19 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.60 | - | - |
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 Millwood Primary Special 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 | 0% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 160 |
| 2023/24 | 170 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.66%
- English as an additional language
- 19%
- Overall absence
- 12.62%
- Persistent absence
- 39.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ladywood School1.3 miles
Academies · Bolton
-
Elms Bank1.9 miles
Academies · Bury
-
Forestwood School2.0 miles
Special schools · Bury
-
Mill School - Bury2.1 miles
Special schools
-
Cloughside College2.4 miles
Special schools · Manchester
Other schools in Bury
- Ash Grove School Academies
- Brookhaven School Free Schools
- Elms Bank Academies
- Forestwood School Special schools
- Rossendale School Special schools
- Hoyle Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Millwood Primary Special School teach?
- Millwood Primary Special School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Millwood Primary Special School?
- The headteacher of Millwood Primary Special School is Ms Joanne Hurst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Millwood Primary Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Millwood Primary Special 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 many pupils are at Millwood Primary Special School?
- Millwood Primary Special School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Millwood Primary Special School full?
- Millwood Primary Special School has capacity for 190 pupils and 192 on roll (101%), 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 Millwood Primary Special School a faith school?
- No. Millwood Primary Special School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Millwood Primary Special School have?
- The schools register lists Millwood Primary Special School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Millwood Primary Special School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Millwood Primary Special School's absence rate?
- Millwood Primary Special School's overall absence rate is 12.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Millwood Primary Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Millwood Primary Special 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.