Greenhill Primary School
Mile Lane, Bury, BL8 2JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susan Stanford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Forward As One Church of England Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 271
- Pupils on roll
- 255
- URN
- 148096
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617647298
About this school
Greenhill Primary School is a primary academy in Bury. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 255 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 12 July 2023, 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 | 37 | 35 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 74% | 86% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 83% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 83% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 83% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.70 | - | - |
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 Greenhill 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 | 76% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 86% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 241 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenhill Primary School compares
Greenhill Primary School ranked 4th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 86% | 4.2% | 9.6% | 255 | — |
| Lowercroft Primary School | 66% | 3.5% | 6.6% | 204 | 0.3 miles |
| St Stephen's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.6% | 31.6% | 182 | 0.4 miles |
| Chantlers Primary School | 97% | 3.3% | 10.5% | 305 | 0.4 miles |
| Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.9 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe | 69% | 4.9% | 20.1% | 223 | 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)
- 9.62%
- English as an additional language
- 26.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lowercroft Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bury
-
St Stephen's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Chantlers Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bury
- 0.9 miles
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe1.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Bury
Greenhill Primary School ranks 3rd 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
- Greenmount Primary School Primary
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
- Hazlehurst Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Greenhill Primary School teach?
- Greenhill Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenhill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Greenhill Primary School is Mrs Susan Stanford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Greenhill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenhill 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 Greenhill Primary School?
- Greenhill Primary School has 255 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Greenhill Primary School full?
- Greenhill Primary School has capacity for 271 pupils and 255 on roll (94%), so it has space against 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 Greenhill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greenhill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenhill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greenhill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Greenhill Primary School?
- Greenhill Primary School is part of FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Greenhill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 86% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenhill Primary School rank locally?
- Greenhill Primary School ranked 4th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenhill Primary School's absence rate?
- Greenhill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenhill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenhill 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 2 July 2026.