Old Hall Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Bury (Bury).
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
Welcome to the Old Hall Primary School website. You should find everything you need to know about our school on this site. If however, you have any questions or would like to visit our school, please do not hesitate to get in touch. We pride ourselves on being a warm, friendly and inclusive school that works hard to meet the needs of all our children.
We strive to engage our children in learning in a creative, challenging, enjoyable and interactive way to ensure they all make good progress and attain highly. Old Hall Primary School has excellent Governor, Parent, Carer and Community links.
We pride ourselves on our annual Aspirations Project where the whole school embarks upon learning about and visiting businesses and industries, inspiring our children for future career paths. We also engage in regular theme days to promote learning.
Our hardworking, dedicated staff team focus on making our school a safe and secure learning environment where children feel confident to try out new skills and to have a go even if they find it difficult.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Clubs Spring 2026
- Clubs Autumn 2025
- Clubs Summer 2025
- Clubs Spring 2025
- Clubs Autumn 2024
- Set up a suggestion box.
- There are no bags on the floor
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 151357
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2025
Governing body (7 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Manifold Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lauren Goodwin | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Councillor Jack Rydeheard | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Manifold | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Nicola Carlile | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Christina McGarraghy | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Maureen Buttle | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Adam Chase | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Hankey Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record