Primary school in Bury
Fairfield Community Primary School
Rochdale Old Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7SD
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 March 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Places
- 249
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bury 007A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 27%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 72%
- Households in social housing
- 14%
- Households with no car
- 20%
- Adults economically inactive
- 44%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Victoria Gilkey
- Local authority
- Bury
- Ward
- Bury East
- Constituency
- Bury North
- URN
- 152377
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Ward Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 62% | 0.6 mi |
| Heap Bridge Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.7 mi |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2023 | 43% | 0.7 mi |
| St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 64% | 0.7 mi |
| Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 48% | 0.9 mi |
| St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 66% | 1 mi |
| Chesham Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Inadequate 2023 | 70% | 1.2 mi |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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