Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School
Voluntary aided school in Bury, Bury.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Jewish |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 103 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 21.20% |
| Local authority | Bury |
| Address | Parr Lane, Unsworth, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 8JT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.bwjps.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01617662888 |
| URN | 105352 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 12 May 2026, published 23 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 March 2022, published 19 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Unsworth Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Sunny Bank Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Hollins Grundy Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
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