Heap Bridge Village Primary School
Heap Brow, Heap Bridge, Bury, BL9 7JP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HOLLINGWORTH LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Marcus Cockcroft
- Sponsor
- Hollingworth Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Heywood and Middleton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- URN
- 151156
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617645686
About this school
Heap Bridge Village Primary School is a primary academy in Bury. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 170 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Heap Bridge Village 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 16 February 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.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Heap Bridge Village Primary School (URN 105797).
How Heap Bridge Village Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 27.4% | 170 | — |
| Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 48% | 6.8% | 48.2% | 202 | 0.4 miles |
| East Ward Community Primary School | 62% | 5.8% | 55.3% | 474 | 0.6 miles |
| Fairfield Community Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary School | 66% | 5.5% | 23.1% | 459 | 0.8 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.9 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)
- 27.38%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 9.27%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Heywood
-
East Ward Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Fairfield Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bury
-
St Thomas Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bury
-
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Heywood
Other 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 Heap Bridge Village Primary School teach?
- Heap Bridge Village Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Heap Bridge Village Primary School?
- The headteacher of Heap Bridge Village Primary School is Mr Marcus Cockcroft, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heap Bridge Village Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heap Bridge Village 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 Heap Bridge Village Primary School?
- Heap Bridge Village Primary School has 170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Heap Bridge Village Primary School full?
- Heap Bridge Village Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 170 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Heap Bridge Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. Heap Bridge Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heap Bridge Village Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Heap Bridge Village Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Heap Bridge Village Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Heap Bridge Village Primary School is part of HOLLINGWORTH LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Heap Bridge Village Primary School's absence rate?
- Heap Bridge Village Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census.
- Does Heap Bridge Village Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Heap Bridge Village Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.