SEN2gether

Each school below shows how many of its pupils get SEN support or have an EHC plan. Open one for its most common needs, how it compares with England and Bury, and questions to ask the SENCO.

60 schools

Share of pupils on SEN support and with an EHC plan, January 2026.

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Questions parents ask

How many mainstream schools are there in Bury?

Bury has 60 state mainstream schools (49 primary and 11 secondary). In January 2026, at its primary schools, 14.3% of pupils got SEN support and 5.5% had an EHC plan (England: 15.4% and 4.1%); at its secondary schools, 14.3% of pupils got SEN support and 4.2% had an EHC plan (England: 14.1% and 3.5%).

Which mainstream schools in Bury have an SEN unit or resourced provision?

Chantlers Primary School, East Ward Community Primary School, Higher Lane Primary School, Hoyle Nursery School, Mersey Drive Community Primary School, Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Peel Brow School, Summerseat Methodist Primary School, Tottington High School, Tottington Primary School, Unsworth Primary School and Woodbank Primary School, and 1 more. They are listed with the area’s special schools.

How do I get SEN support at a mainstream school?

Talk to the class teacher and the school’s SENCO (special educational needs co-ordinator). Your child doesn’t need a diagnosis. If they need more help than the school can usually give, you or the school can ask Bury council for an EHC needs assessment.

What do the figures mean?

SEN support is help in school without an EHC plan; an EHC plan is a legal plan from the council for children who need more. The figures show how many children a school supports, not how well, so talk to the SENCO and read the school’s SEN information report.

School data: DfE Get Information About Schools, SEN figures from DfE Special educational needs in England (the January school census), under the Open Government Licence. Postcode lookups by postcodes.io: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right, Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right, and National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right. Always check details and admissions with the school and your council.