St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw
Voluntary aided schoolPrimaryAges 3–11MixedChurch of England
Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, St Mary's CE Primary School, Bolton Road, Hawkshaw, Bury, BL8 4JL
Headteacher · Mrs Amy Longstaff
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 8 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils99Capacity 118
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 12 November 2024
Free school meals6.1%
Ofsted
Inspection on 12 November 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Bury council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in BuryApplications for September 2026
All 10 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered13
Applications30
First choice10
First-choice offers10
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury0.8 mi
- Greenmount Primary School1.0 mi
- Holcombe Brook Primary School1.4 mi
- Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School1.5 mi
- Hazlehurst Primary Academy1.6 mi