Summerseat Methodist Primary School
Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Bury, BL9 5NF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Methodist
- Trust
- EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Whittaker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Epworth Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 95
- URN
- 148325
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706823427
About this school
Summerseat Methodist Primary School is a Methodist primary academy in Bury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 95 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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 47% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 13% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 67% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 53% | 44% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 60% | 44% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.50 | - | - |
| 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 Summerseat Methodist 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 | 65% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 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 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 82 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 91 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Summerseat Methodist Primary School compares
Summerseat Methodist Primary School ranked 55th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 6.3% | 17.4% | 95 | — |
| Holcombe Brook Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| Old Hall Primary School | — | — | — | 173 | 1.0 miles |
| Springside Primary School | 66% | 5.6% | 24.9% | 239 | 1.0 miles |
| Hazlehurst Primary Academy | 90% | 2.5% | 6.9% | 156 | 1.0 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom | 50% | 4.1% | 10.7% | 178 | 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)
- 17.44%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.28%
- Persistent absence
- 10%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holcombe Brook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Old Hall Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Springside Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Hazlehurst Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Bury
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom1.1 miles
Primary · Bury
Other schools in Bury
Summerseat Methodist Primary School ranks 32nd 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 Summerseat Methodist Primary School teach?
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Summerseat Methodist Primary School?
- The headteacher of Summerseat Methodist Primary School is Mrs Julie Whittaker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Summerseat Methodist Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Summerseat Methodist 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 Summerseat Methodist Primary School?
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School has 95 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Summerseat Methodist Primary School full?
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 95 on roll (90%), 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 Summerseat Methodist Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Summerseat Methodist Primary School is designated Methodist.
- Does Summerseat Methodist Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Summerseat Methodist Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Summerseat Methodist Primary School?
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School is part of EPWORTH EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Summerseat Methodist Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Summerseat Methodist Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Summerseat Methodist Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Summerseat Methodist Primary School rank locally?
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School ranked 55th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Summerseat Methodist Primary School's absence rate?
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Summerseat Methodist Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Summerseat Methodist 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.