Elton Community Primary School
Alston Street, Bury, BL8 1SB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEEP LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Carolyn Ashworth
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 307
- URN
- 141167
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617052674
About this school
Elton Community Primary School is a primary academy in Bury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 307 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 January 2024, 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 | 42 | 46 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 74% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 11% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 87% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 85% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 85% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Elton Community 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 | 69% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 316 |
| 2023/24 | 323 |
| 2024/25 | 319 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elton Community Primary School compares
Elton Community Primary School ranked 35th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5% | 37.5% | 307 | — |
| Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.2 miles |
| Woodbank Primary School | 63% | 7.3% | 21.5% | 295 | 0.3 miles |
| Chantlers Primary School | 97% | 3.3% | 10.5% | 305 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| St John with St Mark CofE Primary School | 43% | 6.4% | 33.8% | 357 | 0.9 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)
- 37.46%
- English as an additional language
- 26%
- Overall absence
- 4.98%
- Persistent absence
- 15.44%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.2 miles
-
Woodbank Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Chantlers Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bury
- 0.8 miles
-
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bury
Other schools in Bury
Elton Community Primary School ranks 22nd 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
- 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 year groups does Elton Community Primary School teach?
- Elton Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Elton Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Elton Community Primary School is Carolyn Ashworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Elton Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elton Community 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 Elton Community Primary School?
- Elton Community Primary School has 307 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Elton Community Primary School full?
- Elton Community Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 307 on roll (97%), 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 Elton Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Elton Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Elton Community Primary School a selective school?
- No. Elton Community Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Elton Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Elton Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Elton Community Primary School?
- Elton Community Primary School is part of THE KEEP LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Elton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elton Community Primary School rank locally?
- Elton Community Primary School ranked 35th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Elton Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Elton Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elton Community 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.