Schools in BL9
Primary and secondary schools serving BL9, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Bury
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 69,034 (2024)
Schools in BL9
39 schools in BL9: 22 primary, 5 secondary and 12 other, including 6 independent. 86% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 31 that publish a capacity are 94% full overall, and 9 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent10.3%
- Good51.3%
- Needs improvement7.7%
- Serious concerns2.6%
- Not rated28.2%
The largest schools here
- Bury Grammar SchoolsOther · ages 3–18 · Independent · 1,234 pupils · 66% fullNot rated0.7 miles
- St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,027 pupils · 98% fullGood0.8 miles · March 2023
- Unsworth AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 953 pupils · 102% fullGood2.2 miles · November 2019
- Bury Church of England High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 802 pupils · 99% fullGood0.8 miles · May 2026
- Hazel Wood High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 671 pupils · 112% fullGood0.5 miles · March 2023
- East Ward Community Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 474 pupils · 113% fullExcellent0.5 miles · January 2026
- St Luke's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 465 pupils · 111% fullGood0.6 miles · March 2023
- St Thomas Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 459 pupils · 109% fullGood0.2 miles · June 2024
- St John with St Mark CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 357 pupils · 99% fullGood0.8 miles · November 2022
- St Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 342 pupils · 100% fullGood0.8 miles · April 2022
- Chesham Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · 293 pupils · 93% fullSerious concerns1.1 miles · March 2023
- St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 244 pupils · 95% fullGood1.2 miles · January 2026
- Springside Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 239 pupils · 92% fullNot rated1.8 miles
- Unsworth Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 232 pupils · 110% fullGood2.4 miles · March 2023
- Holy Trinity Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 229 pupils · 95% fullGood0.3 miles · January 2023
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, BamfordPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 228 pupils · 109% fullExcellent3.0 miles · May 2024
- Sunny Bank Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 215 pupils · 102% fullGood2.1 miles · June 2023
- Hollins Grundy Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 211 pupils · 100% fullGood1.6 miles · March 2023
- Edenfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 208 pupils · 106% fullGood5.7 miles · October 2023
- Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 202 pupils · 92% fullGood1.5 miles · September 2023
- St Paul's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 184 pupils · 88% fullNeeds improvement0.7 miles · March 2023
- Heap Bridge Village Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 170 pupils · 97% fullGood1 mile · February 2023
- Ash Grove SchoolOther · ages 11–16 · 109 pupilsNeeds improvement0.4 miles · March 2020
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 103 pupils · 49% fullGood2.3 miles · May 2026
- Oak Haven SchoolOther · ages 7–16 · 98 pupils · 98% fullNeeds improvement1.8 miles · September 2023
- Summerseat Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 95 pupils · 90% fullGood2.7 miles · November 2023
- Rossendale SchoolOther · ages 7–19 · Independent · 91 pupils · 88% fullNot rated4.2 miles
- Hoyle Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–4 · 87 pupilsExcellent0.7 miles · September 2014
- Brookhaven SchoolOther · ages 11–16 · 74 pupils · 82% fullNot rated2.2 miles
- Mill School - BuryOther · ages 7–17 · Independent · 65 pupils · 93% fullNot rated1.1 miles
And 9 more.
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.