How close do I need to live to get into Holcombe Brook Primary School?

1.957 miles was enough in varies, which makes it the best evidence available rather than a promise about next year. The distance moves every year with the number of applications.

How much does it cost to live within reach of Holcombe Brook Primary School?

Of the postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 1.957 miles the school admitted from in varies, the cheapest by median sold price is BL8 at £209,000 and the dearest is BL0 at £212,500, from HM Land Registry sales.

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Holcombe Brook Primary School

Q: What is the catchment area for Holcombe Brook Primary School?

It does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, when it is oversubscribed it offers places outward from the school until they run out. The furthest child admitted in varies lived 1.957 miles away, according to Bury.

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1.957 mi Admitted from, varies

Will an address get in?

In the varies round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Holcombe Brook Primary School lived 1.957 miles away, according to Bury. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

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The circle is 1.957 miles, the distance the school admitted from in varies. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Holcombe Brook Primary School is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 1.957 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

Religious character	No religious character
Sixth form	Does not have a sixth form
Trust	OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Local authority	Bury

Department for Education register (GIAS).

What it costs to live within reach of Holcombe Brook Primary School

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 1.957 miles the school admitted from in varies, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is BL8 at £209,000; the dearest, BL0, £212,500. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

District	Area	From the school	Median sold price
BL8	Bury	1.5 mi	£209,000 117 sales
BL0	Bury	1.6 mi	£212,500 103 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

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Checking the house as well as the school

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Common questions

What is the catchment area for Holcombe Brook Primary School?

Holcombe Brook Primary School does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in varies lived 1.957 miles away, per Bury.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Holcombe Brook Primary School?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 1.957 miles was enough in varies. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Holcombe Brook Primary School guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

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Admission distance published by Bury. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.