Primary school admissions
National Offer Day is 16 April, if you applied online you will receive an email in the morning of the 16 April, if you applied via a paper form or over the telephone, please could you ring the Admissions Team on 0161 253 6474 or email them at admissions@bury.gov.uk to receive your results from 16 April.
Apply online/ login about a school place
Useful information before making your application
To be able to apply for a place in a Bury School, you must be resident in Bury. If you live outside Bury, you must apply through your home authority.
Admissions to Primary School Guide 2020 [1012kb]
details the admissions process and should give you all the information you need along with our frequently asked questions
Search for details and results for Nursery and Primary Schools
Search for childcare and school nurseries in our Bury Directory
Further information
These pages are intended as a guide to the policies and procedures of the Local Authority (LA). Please note that:
Bury Council does not fund places in independent schools.
Details of primary schools and local authority nurseries in Bury can be found from the list of Primary Schools
Certain schools need additional information to apply their admissions criteria and may require you to also complete a Supplementary Information Form from the school's website.
The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) publishes inspection reports Reports Ofsted - Inspection reports for each school.
Ofsted is changing how it inspects and reports on schools, read about the changes at Ofsted changes to school inspections
Organising travel to and from school on public transport can be done via the Transport for Greater Manchester website. Transport for Greater Manchester
Information on tram services is available on the Metrolink website or at main Metrolink stations.
Links to neighbouring authorities can be found below: