Tottington Primary School
Moorside Road, Tottington, Bury, BL8 3HR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Taylor
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Prestolee Community Primary School
- SEN provision
- PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 319
- URN
- 147551
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204886169
About this school
Tottington Primary School is a primary academy in Bury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 319 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Tottington 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 June 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 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 68% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 75% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Tottington 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 | 59% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 344 |
| 2023/24 | 337 |
| 2024/25 | 330 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tottington Primary School compares
Tottington Primary School ranked 40th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% 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 | 59% | 4% | 10% | 319 | — |
| Christ Church CofE Primary School | 79% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 214 | 0.3 miles |
| Old Hall Primary School | — | — | — | 173 | 1.0 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 1.0 miles |
| Elton Community Primary School | 62% | 5% | 37.5% | 307 | 1.1 miles |
| Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 1.1 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)
- 9.97%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 3.97%
- Persistent absence
- 7.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Christ Church CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Old Hall Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bury
- 1.0 miles
-
Elton Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bury
- 1.1 miles
Other schools in Bury
Tottington Primary School ranks 24th 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 ages does Tottington Primary School teach?
- Tottington Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Tottington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Tottington Primary School is Mrs Deborah Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Tottington Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Tottington 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 Tottington Primary School?
- Tottington Primary School has 319 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Tottington Primary School full?
- Tottington Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 319 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 Tottington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Tottington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Tottington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Tottington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Tottington Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Tottington Primary School is part of PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Tottington Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Tottington Primary School's special educational needs provision as: PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Tottington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Tottington Primary School compare with other schools in Bury?
- Tottington Primary School ranked 40th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% 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 Tottington Primary School's absence rate?
- Tottington Primary School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Tottington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tottington 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.