Tottington Primary School
Tottington Primary School is an academy converter in Bury for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 319 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Tottington Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2018 of its predecessor, Tottington Primary School. In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: July 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Moorside Road Tottington Bury Lancashire BL8 3HR |
| Phone | 01204886169 |
| Reference Number | 147551 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 319 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 52.35%
Girls: 47.65% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 9.5% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 1.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 26.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.4 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| 3 | 24 | 19 | 43 |
| 4 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| 5 | 27 | 18 | 45 |
| 6 | 23 | 20 | 43 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 89.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.2% |
| White & Asian | 2.2% |
| African | 1.3% |
| Pakistani | 1.3% |
| Unclassified | 0.9% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.9% |
| Chinese | 0.6% |
| White, Other | 0.3% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Tottington Primary School, inspected in April 2018.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 05 Jun 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 05 Jun 2024 | School inspection |
| 06 Nov 2019 | Academy conversion letter |
| 24 Apr 2018 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Tottington Primary School | |
| 20 May 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 21 Jan 2013 | Monitoring visit |
| 31 Oct 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 16 Sep 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 30 Jan 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 23 Feb 2004 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 59% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 11% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 106 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | -3.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -4.3 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 21 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 16 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Tottington Primary School had 300 pupils for 315 places. 15 places (4.8%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Ramsbottom Tottington and North Manor Primary” planning area
Bury counted 302 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 295 in 2029–30, down 2%.
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 303 | 303 | 315 | 315 | 315 |
| Pupils | 307 | 308 | 311 | 304 | 300 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 4.8% |
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 Tottington Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 5.0% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 2.8% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
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, 0.9% of pupils at Tottington Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Tottington Primary School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.2 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 13.2 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 0.0% | 7.5% | 6.6% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 6.2% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 13.3% | 77.8% | 64.7% | 27.8% | 31.6% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 0.3 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.5 | – |
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, 17.9% of pupils at Tottington Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 22 | 6 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 17 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 9 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 3 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 4 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 2 | 2 |
| Hearing impairment | 1 | 0 |
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 2024–25 Tottington Primary School received £6,541 and spent £6,423 for each of its 329 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £233,000 (£709 per pupil).
Across all 9 schools of Prestolee Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,887 and spending £6,506 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £147,000 | £90,000 | £15,000 | £60,000 | £233,000 |
| per pupil | £431 | £265 | £45 | £181 | £709 |
| In-year balance | -£12,000 | £20,000 | -£76,000 | -£4,000 | £39,000 |
| per pupil | -£35 | £59 | -£224 | -£13 | £118 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Christ Church CofE Primary School
Church Street, Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 3AX |
0.34 miles |
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Old Hall Primary School
Springside View, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 4LU |
0.98 miles |
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Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Rudgwick Drive, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 1YA |
1.01 miles |
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Elton Community Primary School
Alston Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 1SB |
1.06 miles |
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Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Leigh Lane, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 2RH |
1.12 miles |
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Chantlers Primary School
Foulds Avenue, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 2SF |
1.16 miles |
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Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury
Hollymount Lane, Greenmount, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 4HS |
1.18 miles |
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Lowercroft Primary School
Ashington Drive, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 2TS |
1.2 miles |
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Woodbank Primary School
Woodbank Primary School Brandlesholme Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 1AX |
1.22 miles |
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Greenmount Primary School
Holhouse Lane, Greenmount, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 4HD |
1.35 miles |
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Holcombe Brook Primary School
Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook, Bury, Lancashire, BL0 9TA |
1.37 miles |
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Greenhill Primary School
Mile Lane, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 2JH |
1.41 miles |
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St Stephen's Church of England Primary School
Colville Drive, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 2DX |
1.56 miles |
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Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School
Tommy Lane, Ainsworth, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 5SQ |
1.62 miles |
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Springside Primary School
Springside Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5JB |
1.82 miles |
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St John with St Mark CofE Primary School
Athlone Avenue, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5EE |
1.82 miles |
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Summerseat Methodist Primary School
Rowlands Road, Summerseat, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 5NF |
1.83 miles |
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St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw
Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, St Mary's Ce Primary School, Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 4JL |
1.89 miles |
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Hardy Mill Primary School
Hardy Mill Road, Harwood, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 4EF |
1.92 miles |
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Harwood Meadows Primary School
Orchard Gardens, Harwood, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 3PS |
1.98 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Tottington High School
Laurel Street, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 3LY |
0.27 miles |
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The Elton High School
Walshaw Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 1RN |
0.69 miles |
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Mill School - Bury
Wellington Street, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL8 2BD |
1.74 miles |
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Forestwood School
Buller Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 2BS |
1.77 miles |
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Woodhey High School
Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, Bury, Lancashire, BL0 9QZ |
1.84 miles |
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Bury Grammar Schools
Tenterden Street, Bury, BL9 0HN |
1.86 miles |
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St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bridge Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0TZ |
1.87 miles |
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Bury Church of England High School
Haslam Brow, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0TS |
2.12 miles |
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Bury College
Market Street, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 0BG |
2.13 miles |
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Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya
Holcombe Hall, Holcombe Old Road, Holcombe, Nr. Bury, Greater Manchester, BL8 4NG |
2.13 miles |
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The Derby High School
Radcliffe Road, Redvales, Lancs, Lancashire, BL9 9NH |
2.17 miles |
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Firwood High School
Stitch-MI Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 4HU |
2.21 miles |
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Holy Cross College
169 Manchester Road, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 9BB |
2.29 miles |
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Bolton St Catherine's Academy
Stitch MI Lane, Bolton, BL2 4HU |
2.34 miles |
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Cambian Chesham House School
Chesham House, Thrush Drive, Bury, BL9 6JD |
2.6 miles |
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Breightmet School
Milnthorpe Road, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6PD |
2.69 miles |
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Hazel Wood High School
Hazel Avenue, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7QT |
2.82 miles |
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Canon Slade School
Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 3BP |
2.92 miles |
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Turton School
Bromley Cross Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, Lancashire, BL7 9LT |
3.04 miles |
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Star Radcliffe Academy
Coney Green Way, Radcliffe, M26 2SZ |
3.11 miles |
All schools in Bury · Bury local authority: places and applications
Tottington Primary School is part of Prestolee Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:
- Springside Primary School Bury
- The Derby High School Lancs
- Bowness Primary School Bolton
- Prestolee Primary School Manchester
- Mesne Lea Primary School Manchester
- Barton Moss Community Primary School Manchester
- Fiddlers Lane Community Primary School Salford
- Waterloo Primary School Ashton-Under-Lyne
- Hollingworth Primary School Hyde
What is Tottington Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Tottington Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2018 of its predecessor, Tottington Primary School.
When was Tottington Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Tottington Primary School was last inspected in July 2024.
How many pupils does Tottington Primary School have?
Tottington Primary School has 319 pupils on roll.
What age range does Tottington Primary School cover?
Tottington Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Tottington Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Tottington Primary School?
Tottington Primary School is at Moorside Road, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 3HR.