Chantlers Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Bury
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.386 miles
Published by Bury Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Chantlers Primary School is a primary school in Bury for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 18 March 2025. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Chantlers Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.386 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- At Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.386 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 11 Bury primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.94 miles).
- At Reception 2026 there were 64 first-choice applications for 36 offers: 35 offers went to first-choice families and 29 first-choice families (45%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 97% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In 2024/25 reading, writing and maths, it ranked highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bury schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Foulds Avenue, Bury, BL8 2SF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 305 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 18 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at this vibrant, welcoming school believe in themselves.”
- “From the early years to Year 6, the school’s values consistently underpin pupils’ commendable conduct and attitudes to learning.”
- “Pupils flourish from the supportive, caring relationships that they have with staff.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 97% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 64 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bury.
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenhill Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lowercroft Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Elton Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodbank Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Tottington Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published