Sunny Bank Primary School
Hathaway Road, Bury, BL9 8EQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Gabrielides
- Sponsor
- Vision Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 144593
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617662121
About this school
Sunny Bank Primary School is a primary academy in Bury. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 215 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 88% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 25% | 31% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 94% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 94% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 91% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
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 Sunny Bank 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 | 78% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 88% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 215 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sunny Bank Primary School compares
Sunny Bank Primary School ranked 7th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% 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 | 75% | 3.7% | 7.9% | 215 | — |
| St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 74% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 339 | 0.3 miles |
| Unsworth Primary School | 82% | 3.7% | 14.5% | 232 | 0.4 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand | 59% | 4.3% | 16.8% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School | 56% | 7.2% | 17.1% | 103 | 0.5 miles |
| Hollins Grundy Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 14.2% | 211 | 0.5 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
- 20 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report16 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.87%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.71%
- Persistent absence
- 6.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Unsworth Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bury
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Hollins Grundy Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bury
Other schools in Bury
Sunny Bank Primary School ranks 7th 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
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Sunny Bank Primary School teach?
- Sunny Bank Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Sunny Bank Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sunny Bank Primary School is Mr James Gabrielides, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sunny Bank Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sunny Bank 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 Sunny Bank Primary School?
- Sunny Bank Primary School has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Sunny Bank Primary School full?
- Sunny Bank Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 215 on roll (102%), 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 Sunny Bank Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sunny Bank Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sunny Bank Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sunny Bank Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Sunny Bank Primary School?
- Sunny Bank Primary School is part of VISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sunny Bank Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sunny Bank Primary School rank locally?
- Sunny Bank Primary School ranked 7th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% 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 Sunny Bank Primary School's absence rate?
- Sunny Bank Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sunny Bank Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sunny Bank 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 10 July 2026.