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Whitefield Community Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bury

Victoria Avenue, Manchester, M45 6DP

Website 01617662852

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 17/11/2021

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.0%

14.5% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

170

Capacity used

Has space

72%

236 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

13 of 13 families who put it first got an offer

13

Places offered

37

Total applications

2.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1313● 100%
2nd preference140● 0%
3rd preference90● 0%
Later preferences10● 0%
Total371335%

Bury lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). 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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Katy Dickson
Address
Victoria Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6DP
Phone
01617662852
Local authority
Bury
Ward / constituency
Besses · Bury South
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
150487

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals43%——
English as additional language———
SEN support———
54% boys (91)46% girls (79)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

Academy trust: THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST

170 pupils · 236 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 21

    17 November 2021

    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 · 172 pupils

Attendance

95.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

14.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.7%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

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 by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard63%
+1% vs England
Higher standard13%
+5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard71%
-4% vs England
Higher standard29%
-4% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard75%
+3% vs England
Greater depth13%
+0% vs England

Maths

Expected standard71%
-3% vs England
Higher standard25%
-1% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard67%
-6% vs England
Higher standard21%
-9% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard79%
-3% vs England

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

Primary results over time

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)63%61%
Higher standard13%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.