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Chapelfield Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Bury

Clough Street, Manchester, M26 1LH

Website 01617235519

47

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 07/03/2023

Application demand

97%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.4%

16.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

288

Capacity used

Over capacity

115%

251 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

97%

1st preference success rate

31 of 32 families who put it first got an offer

33

Places offered

52

Total applications

1.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3231● 97%
2nd preference140● 0%
3rd preference60● 0%
Total523160%

1st preference success by year

74%
2020
97%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
97%
2025

Bury lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Anna Reed
Address
Clough Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1LH
Phone
01617235519
Local authority
Bury
Ward / constituency
Radcliffe West · Bury South
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
105313

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals34%——
English as additional language10%——
SEN support22%——
45% boys (131)55% girls (157)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

288 pupils · 251 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    07 March 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 239 pupils

Attendance

94.4%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.6%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

16.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.8%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

7%
20/21
17%
21/22
20%
22/23
17%
23/24
16%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths47%——
Higher standard6%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard64%
+2% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard76%
+1% vs England
Higher standard29%
-4% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard67%
-5% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard83%
+9% vs England
Higher standard40%
+14% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard79%
+6% vs England
Higher standard26%
-4% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard67%
-15% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

602019512023472024642025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)64%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Bury council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.