Bury CofE Primary School
Owls End, Bury, Huntingdon, PE26 2NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- GRACE SCHOOLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Donnelly
- Diocese
- Diocese of Ely
- Sponsor
- Grace Schools
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 207
- URN
- 139844
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01487813784
About this school
Bury CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Huntingdon. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 207 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
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
- Good
- 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 | 26 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 73% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 10% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 83% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 80% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 80% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Bury CofE 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 | Cambridgeshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 195 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bury CofE Primary School compares
Bury CofE Primary School ranked 14th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.9% | 15.7% | 207 | — |
| Ramsey Spinning Infant School | — | 6.7% | 30.3% | 223 | 0.7 miles |
| Ramsey Junior School | 53% | 4.7% | 45.2% | 272 | 0.9 miles |
| Upwood Primary Academy | 45% | 5.4% | 22% | 202 | 1.2 miles |
| Warboys Primary Academy | 48% | 5.3% | 24.8% | 302 | 2.5 miles |
| The Ashbeach Primary School | 63% | 7.6% | 30.6% | 141 | 3.4 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)
- 15.69%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.91%
- Persistent absence
- 6.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ramsey Spinning Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Ramsey Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Upwood Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
Warboys Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
-
The Ashbeach Primary School3.4 miles
Primary · Huntingdon
Other schools in Huntingdon
Bury CofE Primary School ranks 3rd of the 26 ranked primary schools in Huntingdon.
- Abbots Ripton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alconbury CofE Primary School Primary
- Brampton Village Primary School Primary
- Cromwell Academy Primary
- Earith Primary School Primary
- Eileen Wade Primary School Primary
- Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School Primary
- Godmanchester Community Academy Primary
- Hartford Infant and Preschool Primary
- Hartford Junior School Primary
- Hemingford Grey Primary School Primary
- Houghton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bury CofE Primary School teach?
- Bury CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Huntingdon.
- Who is the headteacher of Bury CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bury CofE Primary School is Mrs Emma Donnelly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bury CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bury CofE 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 Bury CofE Primary School?
- Bury CofE Primary School has 207 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bury CofE Primary School full?
- Bury CofE Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 207 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bury CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bury CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Ely.
- Does Bury CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bury CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bury CofE Primary School?
- Bury CofE Primary School is part of GRACE SCHOOLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bury CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bury CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Bury CofE Primary School ranked 14th of 195 primary schools in Cambridgeshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bury CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Bury CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bury CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bury CofE 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 1 July 2026.