Edenfield Church of England Primary School
Market Street, Edenfield, Bury, BL0 0HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Garner
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 197
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 119385
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706823608
About this school
Edenfield Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Bury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 208 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Edenfield Church of England Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 26 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 81% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 27% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 88% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 81% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 93% | 85% | 90% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Edenfield Church of England 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 190 |
| 2023/24 | 196 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Edenfield Church of England Primary School compares
Edenfield Church of England Primary School ranked 43rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 2.8% | 8.5% | 208 | — |
| Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School | 72% | 3.9% | 10% | 170 | 0.9 miles |
| Haslingden Broadway Primary School | 48% | 4% | 11.9% | 207 | 1.3 miles |
| St Veronica's Roman Catholic Primary School, Helmshore | 81% | 3.4% | 8.5% | 150 | 1.3 miles |
| Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School | 32% | 7.6% | 46.7% | 109 | 1.4 miles |
| Helmshore Primary School | 88% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 397 | 1.4 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.54%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 2.76%
- Persistent absence
- 2.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Haslingden Broadway Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Rossendale
- 1.3 miles
-
Rawtenstall Balladen Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Rossendale
-
Helmshore Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Rossendale
Other schools in Bury
Edenfield Church of England Primary School ranks 5th 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
- 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
- Hazlehurst Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Edenfield Church of England Primary School teach?
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Edenfield Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Edenfield Church of England Primary School is Mrs Charlotte Garner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Edenfield Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Edenfield Church of England 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 many pupils are at Edenfield Church of England Primary School?
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Edenfield Church of England Primary School full?
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School has capacity for 197 pupils and 208 on roll (106%), 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 Edenfield Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Edenfield Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does Edenfield Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Edenfield Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Edenfield Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Edenfield Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Lancashire?
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School ranked 43rd of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Edenfield Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Edenfield Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Edenfield Church of England 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 30 June 2026.