Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Jewish
Address Parr Lane
Unsworth
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 8JT
Phone 01617662888
Reference Number 105352

Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School has made significant progress since its previous inspection, moving from a 'Requires Improvement' rating to 'Good' in all areas evaluated. The school environment is positive, with pupils expressing happiness and safety, and behavior being generally well-managed. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, allowing both disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs to succeed. While improvements have been noted, some areas within the curriculum still require further refinement to ensure that all essential knowledge is explicitly defined for teachers.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 102
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.92%
Girls: 46.08%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 12.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 12.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 12.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 9 5 14
2 7 8 15
3 6 9 15
4 10 6 16
5 4 5 9
6 5 5 10

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.3%
Unclassified 5.9%
White, Other 4.9%
Mixed, Other 2%
Asian, Other 1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 15 Mar 2022
Date Report
15 Mar 2022 School inspection:
18 Mar 2021 Monitoring visit
14 Mar 2018 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
27 Mar 2007 Full inspection:
06 Nov 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Leaders have high expectations for all pupils' learning and behaviour.
  • Pupils enjoy coming to school and are well-behaved.
  • The school promotes a strong sense of British values and respect for differences.
  • Early years provision is effective, laying a good foundation for future learning.
  • Pupils with SEND achieve well and access the same curriculum as their peers.
  • The school has a consistent approach to phonics and early reading.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a minority of subjects, the important knowledge for pupils is not clearly defined.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 56%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 11%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109
Maths 104

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.2
Writing 0.5
Maths 4.4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 0 0
Third Preference 1 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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