Mersey Drive Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Bury
Mersey Drive Community Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Bury for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 May 2024. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Mersey Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8LN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 40.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are unequivocally proud to be part of this community-focused school.”
- “They respond positively to the school’s motto, which is to ‘enjoy learning and aim high’.”
- “The warm and nurturing relationships between staff and pupils are the foundation of the school’s success.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the school’s support in ensuring and checking that staff deliver the curriculum consistently well is not as strong as it should be.”
- “This means that the advice that the school gives to teachers on how to improve their practice, and pupils’ learning, is not as effective as it should be.”
- “However, some pupils have a limited appreciation of the work of different writers, including poets.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 June 2024 (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) | 50% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 17 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Bury published it, drawn on the map
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- Earlier years of exam results
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A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bury.
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Unsworth Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sunny Bank Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published