Primary school in Bury
Old Hall Primary School
Springside View, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 4LU
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 28 September 2023.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 173
- Places
- 209
- How full
- 83% full — 173 of 209 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 82 / 91
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Bury 005B, 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
- 42%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 91%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 48%
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 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE KEEP LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Nicola Carlile
- Local authority
- Bury
- Ward
- Elton
- Constituency
- Bury North
- URN
- 151357
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.3 mi |
| Springside Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 66% | 0.9 mi |
| Holcombe Brook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| Summerseat Methodist Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 31% | 1 mi |
| Woodbank Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2020 | 63% | 1 mi |
| Tottington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 59% | 1 mi |
| Elton Community Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 62% | 1.1 mi |
| Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 79% | 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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