Elton Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Bury (Bury).
KS2 RWM expected
62%
same England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
65%
▼ 10pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
81%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
76%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.0%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.5
▲ 0.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
35.5%
▲ 11pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
97%
307 / 315 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Elton Community Primary School is a primary school located in Bury. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 319 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 315. It is part of the THE KEEP LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Carolyn Ashworth.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Dance
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Stem
- Yoga
- Forest School
- Trauma Informed Schools
Key facts
- URN
- 141167
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Tessa Farr | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Julie Ainsworth Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Zosia Rodak-Drapalova | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Chantelle Kennedy | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jessica Haig | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Carolyn Ashworth | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Ms Julie Ainsworth | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Isha Wahid | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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