Bury CofE Primary School

Bury C of E Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, offering a friendly and caring environment where pupils thrive. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, allowing pupils, including those with special educational needs, to achieve effectively. Strong relationships between staff and students foster a positive atmosphere. The school has been successful in promoting pupils' wider development through diverse extracurricular activities and high-quality pastoral care, which has contributed to high parent satisfaction. However, some curriculum areas have been identified for improvement as they lack clarity in enabling pupils to build knowledge effectively over time.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud of their school and actively engage with the local environment.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured in most subjects.
• Pupils display excellent behavior and manners.
• Strong relationships are fostered between staff and pupils.
• A wide range of extracurricular activities enriches the pupils' experiences.
• Effective support is provided for pupils with SEND.
• High levels of parental satisfaction regarding the school's focus on well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum design in a few subjects is not sufficiently well developed, affecting knowledge retention.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bury CofE Primary School attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Bury CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bury CofE Primary School had 14.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 24.1% of pupils at Bury CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Bury CofE Primary School received £8,245 and spent £8,712 for each of its 87 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £26,000 (£300 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Bury CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bury CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Bury CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bury CofE Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Bury CofE Primary School have?

Bury CofE Primary School has 87 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bury CofE Primary School cover?

Bury CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Bury CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bury CofE Primary School?

Bury CofE Primary School is at Westburton Lane, Bury, Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 1HB.