- How many pupils attend Woodbank Primary School?
- Woodbank Primary School has 295 pupils on roll.
- What ages does Woodbank Primary School take?
- Woodbank Primary School admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
- Where is Woodbank Primary School located?
- Woodbank Primary School is located in Bury, BL8 1AX, Bury.
- How do I apply to Woodbank Primary School?
- Woodbank Primary School is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
- How are Reception places decided at Woodbank Primary School?
- When Woodbank Primary School has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Children in public care — Children in public care (Looked after Children) and previously looked after children. • A ‘looked after child’ is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions, in England. • A ‘previously looked after child’ is a child who was looked after (in England), but ceased to be so because they were adopted, or become subject to a child arrangements or special guardianship order, as well as a child who appears to have been in state care outside of England care (i.e. In the care of/or accommodated by a public authority, religious organisation or any other provider whose sole/main purpose is to benefit society), but ceased to be so as a result of being adopted; 2. Children who will have an older brother or sister in the school in September 2026 — Children who will have an older brother or sister in the school in September 2026. For this purpose, a brother or sister may be a full or stepbrother or a full or stepsister, living at the same address, at the time of admission; 3. Other children — Other children. If applications are received after the closing date, they will be dealt with as late applications and will not be considered until after those applications which were received on time. If there is over-subscription in any category, places will be offered using a straight-line distance measurement from home to school. The distance will be measured using the Local Authority’s computerised mapping system, which measures from the address point of the home property to the address point of the school as defined by Bury Council’s LLPG (Local Land and Property Gazetteer). Where the final place in a year group can be taken by two or more children living an equal distance from the school, (for example two children living in the same block of flats) the Local Authority will then use random allocation to decide which of the children can be offered. 35 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27.
- What is the largest ethnic background at Woodbank Primary School?
- According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 61.7% of pupils at Woodbank Primary School are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.