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East Ward Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Kathryn Mort

corporate_fareVISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBury, BL9 7QZ

language Visit Website phone 1617646065

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2011

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Students

455

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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East Ward Community Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bury, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

East Ward Community Primary School is an academy converter in Bury, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of VISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 476 pupils on roll, of whom 55% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #21 of 58 primaries in Bury and #5,524 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2011. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 63%

Reading69% LA 76%

Writing71% LA 73%

Maths76% LA 76%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading74% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 0.2

-0.2 to 3.0

-0.2

Write

LA 0.3

-1.8 to 1.3

2.4

Maths

LA 0.3

0.9 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading66% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA 1.0

-4.1 to -0.5

-0.3

Write

LA 0.0

-1.9 to 1.3

-1.0

Maths

LA 0.6

-2.5 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 64%

Reading80% LA 76%

Writing84% LA 77%

Maths76% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 1.0

-0.3 to 3.3

0.1

Write

LA 0.0

-1.7 to 1.9

0.4

Maths

LA 0.5

-1.3 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2011-01-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-11-10

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 476 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	476	4	0.8%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	474	2	0.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	466	7	1.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	464	3	0.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	458	2	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	457	6	1.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	449	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	458	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	449	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	435	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	448	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	443	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	437	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	436	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	436	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	433	2	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	438	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	438	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	436	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	416	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 65 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils