Moorside Road, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire BL8 3HR
10 simple reasons to choose Tottington Primary School
State primary school (academy converter) and nursery in Tottington, Bury.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one and a half classes per year.
School not tied to any one senior school.
No fees.
10 better reasons to choose Tottington Primary School
Schoolsmith Score®; 71.
One of the best state primary schools in Bury and one of the 6 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles. Every year places in Reception are oversubscribed (first preference).
On average, 29.4 pupils per class and 24.1 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
In the top 4% of schools in the country for attainment in Year 6 SATS exams, over the last 4 years.
Core subjects are taught separately, but foundation subjects, such as science, geography, history, art, and DT are taught as half-termly topics with cross-curricular links. School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum with residential trips for the senior pupils.
In the top 14% of schools in the country for pupil progress, over the last 4 years.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Rated as Good by Ofsted in its last full inspection in 2014.
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Independent Prep Schools
Bury Grammar Boys Junior School (1.9 miles); Bury Grammar Girls Junior School & Infants (1.9 miles); Bury Catholic Preparatory School (2.3 miles).
State Primary Schools
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hawkshaw (1.9 miles); St Brendan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Harwood, Bolton (2 miles); Chantlers Primary School (2.5 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Bury Grammar School Boys (1.9 miles); Bury Grammar School Girls (2 miles); Bolton School Boys' Division (6.3 miles).
State Senior Schools
St Gabriel's RC High School (2.7 miles); Bury Church of England High School (2.9 miles); Canon Slade CofE School (4.2 miles).