The Student and Pupil Finance Section is part of Financial Services within the Children's Services Department.
Extract from Financial Services mission statement
Financial Services and Student and Pupil Finance are committed to:
- Ensuring that the financial interests of the Children's Services Department are well looked after and maximised in accordance with statutory requirements and the policies and guidance of the local authority.
- Continually review, develop and improve student financial support, home to school transport and free school meals, within the regulations and legislative constraints, to meet the quality expectations of our customers.
Student and Pupil Finance currently provides 5 services:
- Student Financial Support to Higher Education Students (means-tested tuition fee grants, higher education grants, student loans and supplementary grants)
Telephone: 0161 253 7692
- Free School Meals Telephone: 0161 253 5630
- Home to school transport Telephone 0161 253 5680
- Home to college transport Telephone 0161 253 5630
- Promotion of Education Maintenance Allowance (EMAs) Telephone 0161 253 7692 or 0161 253 5676.
The Fax number for all the above services is 0161 253 5653
The Minicom no. for all the above services is 0161 253 5929
E-mail for all the above services: StudentPupilFinance@bury.gov.uk
All the above services are based at:
Student and Pupil Finance Section
Children's Services
Athenaeum House
Market Street
Bury
BL9 0BN
Hours of opening: Monday to Friday, 9.00 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. (excluding public holidays)
Click on this link to find further information regarding future changes to student support 
Higher education strategy.
