Bury Swim School (buryswimschool.co.uk) has a 5.0 out of 5 rating on OK.one, based on 60 user reviews collected here. It is listed under Sports and its reputation is excellent. Praise is nearly unanimous, with 100% rating it 4 stars or higher. Last updated 2026-08-10.
My daughter has been really happy receiving swimming lessons from Denise and her team. She has had consistency with staff teaching her and I love the methods they use, which has helped her grow her confidence as a swimmer. I had tried other swimming schools before finding this one, and she has come on so much. I would totally recommend.
Miss Ramsden makes the children feel welcome and also makes learning to swim fun! All 3 of my boys love to go to swimming lessons which wasn't always the case with other swim schools. We wouldn't want our kids to learn anywhere else other than bury swim school!
My 8 year old has been swimming for about 3 years at Bury swim school. He went from a shy, reluctant swimmer to a confident, happy one. This so mainly down to his teacher Miss Ramsden who is quite patient and knows how to encourage little ones reluctant to swim. I will definitely recommend her and the swim school to parents especially those looking for a bit more individualised attention fir their kids.
An excellent swim school that has given my children the confidence and skills to be water safe. Denise and her team have created a safe, nurturing and fun environment which has taken my children from dependent to fully independent swimmers. I happily recommend this swimming school to others.
Excellent, professional & friendly swimming instructors that also make swimming lessons fun for your child to become confident and safe in the water. My son started when he was 2 years old, he is now 6 and loves his weekly lessons.
My daughter has been going to Bury Swim School since May 2021, she is now 8 years old. She has progressed massively in confidence and ability, thanks to the expert, professional and patient coaching from the instructors at BSS. We had no reservations about enrolling our son this year and he's also enjoying the lessons and improving in confidence. The school is well organised with friendly, approachable staff and the amount of communication is great.
My son has gone to bury swim school for a couple of months now and I couldn’t recommend it enough. Denise is wonderful with the children and put him at ease from day 1. He enjoys the lessons and looks forwards to going every week. Each lesson is different and fun, the children don’t even realise how much technique they are learning as it’s all done in such a child friendly way. Denise was unfortunately injured and unable to work for a few weeks, I was informed her son would be teaching the lessons, initially I will admit I was a little disappointed as I have bad experience with other swim lessons having disinterested staff. I couldn’t have been more wrong, he was lovely and so brilliant with the children. My son adored him. I don’t have a single negative to say about the swim school, I’m very glad I was able to get my son a place.
My sister recommended Bury Swim School to me as they had taught my niece so well. My son didn't start swimming until he was nearly 7, largely because of Covid. He was nervous as he doesn't really like change or new adults. Jake and Denise met us at the Haymarket pool so my son could look around on his own and get used to the new environment and meet Jake, his teacher, who is still to this day one of his heroes! My son progressed really well and quickly and is now at the Bury Grammar Pool being taught by Denise. Denise has small class sizes so everyone gets the attention they deserve. She knows each child's name, their strengths and struggles and supports them to succeed with feedback, demonstrations and encouragement. The way she explains techniques is incredible and she uses metaphors, visual learning, detailed descriptions, and reflective questions to accommodate different learning styles. In the year and a bit my son has been swimming he has gone from not being able to, to being confident and happy in the water, with the ability to swim backstroke, breaststroke and front crawl. My son has also had Megan teach him and she is equally brilliant. I am so grateful to the team at Bury Swim School and have recommended them to lots of friends and family.
The children join Bury Swim school after some not so good lessons with a different school and we noticed the difference almost immediately. The lessons are good, they focus on teaching swimming skills and in the end have a little bit of fun usually involving diving or jumping in the pool. The lessons start and finish on time, and in the unlikely event of an illness there is good teacher cover. The changing facilities are very good too.
My son Zac has been going to Denise for the last 4 years and his progress has been amazing including his confidence.
Bury Swim School is excellent. My autistic child started one to one to understand technique a little more and now is able to take part in a class. Every teacher has been able to include him and he has progressed massively!
I was recommended bury swim school by a friend for my two boys after previous bad experiences at other swim schools and my youngest sons fear of swimming on his back. Both my boys (now 10 and 8) have now been with Denise and her team for a number of years. Their confidence has grown immensely as has their ability. Never thought my youngest would be able to swim the way he does now, and that’s thanks to Denise and her team who are incredible. They engage and interact so well with the children (and parents) and it’s genuinely a pleasure to be part of the swim school.
It is excellent my daughter’s progress and confidence has improved over the years. Denise Ramsden and her team are very professional and offer a good quality teaching environment.
Ms Ramsden and her team have taught both of my children to swim. They both continue with lessons and enjoy going. She is really good with them, as are the other instructors. I would definitely recommend the swim school to anyone looking for lessons.
We have shopped around and engaged in various swim schools in the 10 years my daughter has been swimming and we definitely recommend Bury Swim School. Communication is fantastic about the lessons, payments, any changes, etc. The teaching style of the instructors is brilliant, the children swim a lot in their 30 minute lesson which is great for building stamina for distance swimming, the techniques are taught well. Staff engage well with students and make it a relaxed fun place to learn whilst not losing focus on the goal of improving and building confidence in the water. I have seen the staff work wonders with children who are terrified of the water and also those with who struggle for different reasons. It is an extremely inclusive school for children with a range of needs as well as mainstream students. As a parent I find the staff extremely approachable and our daughter loves her lessons with Bury Swim School.
Both children have swam with BSS for over 4 years. Instructors are clear with objectives for the lesson, kind, caring, calm and make lessons engaging and fun. Both have progressed well and feel confident in the water and importantly learn how to swim with the correct technique.
We have used bury swim school for both of our children learning to swim. The teachers are patient and engaging. My daughter was very anxious about transition from small pool to big pool and miss Ramsden was the one who finally got her in the big pool! I now have 2 water confident children.
Both Denise and Jake have been fantastic in helping out daugther discover a love for swimming and become super confident in the pool. Denise's lessons in the baby pool are fantastic - she develops such a lovely rapport with the children - and they were a highlight of both mine and my daughter's week. Since graduating to the pool at Bury Grammar School, my daughter has really become so confident in the pool and this is thanks to Jake's friendly, low-key style of coaching, gradually easing her along to the point where she can swim several lengths in a row in one go. She has also made a great bunch of friends at her lesson, and looks forward to going each week. Having switched from a different swim school, where my older child had an underwhelming experience, I'm in a good position to say that I'd recommend Bury Swim School to any parent. It's the best choice we made for our daughter.
Great swim school, son was very nervous in the water when he started and now he’s a confident swimmer!! He really looks forward to his lesson each week, this is all thanks to Mrs R. I would highly recommend them time and time again. Mrs R is very patient, thorough and knows what she’s doing!
Excellent swim school. Denise has been amazing with my son, who is now a very confident swimmer. Lessons are reasonably priced, pool is lovely and my son always looks forward to his lessons. Highly recommend.
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