Chapelfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Bury
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.064 miles
Published by Bury Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →Chapelfield 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 7 March 2023. Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Chapelfield 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 | 2.064 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.064 miles away, the 2nd longest of 11 Bury primary schools with a published last distance (this one included).
- For Reception in 2026, there were 40 first-choice applications for 39 offers; 39 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (3%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 64% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
- In 2024/25, 0% reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 8%).
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
- Clough Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1LH
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 288 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils know the school rules and follow them well.”
- “They strive to live out the school’s values.”
- “Pupils respect each other and adults.”
To improve
- “In a small number of foundation subjects, leaders’ curriculum improvements are more recent.”
- “They have had insufficient opportunity to develop teachers’ subject knowledge or to check how well their curriculums are being delivered.”
- “Some teachers lack clarity about what should be taught and when.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (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) | 64% | 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: 40 first-preference applications, 39 offers in total, 39 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 John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorsefield Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Higher Lane Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cams Lane Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published