Springside Primary School
Springside Road, Bury, BL9 5JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRESTOLEE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Gillian Thornicroft
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Prestolee Community Primary School
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 149050
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617642348
About this school
Springside Primary School is a primary academy in Bury. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 239 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 54% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 77% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 77% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 71% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Springside 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 | 47% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 248 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springside Primary School compares
Springside Primary School ranked 23rd of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.6% | 24.9% | 239 | — |
| Chesham Primary Academy | 70% | 5.4% | 21.9% | 293 | 0.7 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| Old Hall Primary School | — | — | — | 173 | 0.9 miles |
| Summerseat Methodist Primary School | 31% | 6.3% | 17.4% | 95 | 1.0 miles |
| St John with St Mark CofE Primary School | 43% | 6.4% | 33.8% | 357 | 1.0 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)
- 24.89%
- English as an additional language
- 10.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.64%
- Persistent absence
- 14.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chesham Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bury
- 0.8 miles
-
Old Hall Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Summerseat Methodist Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bury
-
St John with St Mark CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bury
Other schools in Bury
Springside Primary School ranks 16th 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 Springside Primary School teach?
- Springside Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Springside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Springside Primary School is Miss Gillian Thornicroft, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Springside Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springside 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 Springside Primary School?
- Springside Primary School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Springside Primary School full?
- Springside Primary School has capacity for 260 pupils and 239 on roll (92%), 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 Springside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Springside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Springside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Springside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Springside Primary School?
- Springside 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.
- How have Springside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Springside Primary School rank locally?
- Springside Primary School ranked 23rd of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Springside Primary School's absence rate?
- Springside Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springside 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.