Higher Lane Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Bury
Higher Lane Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Bury for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Egerton Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7EX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 491 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 December 2025
Strengths
- “Parents, carers, staff and pupils agree that Higher Lane Primary School is a happy place to learn.”
- “Each day, staff welcome pupils warmly as they arrive.”
- “Pupils attend regularly because they recognise the importance of learning.”
To improve
- “However, their progress in some other subjects is less secure.”
- “When this is the case, pupils do not retain and recall enough of their learning over time.”
- “Leaders have introduced positive changes to the curriculum, but in some subjects, pupils struggle to build new knowledge effectively.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 February 2026 (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) | 62% | 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: 54 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 54 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Bury published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
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.
- Whitefield Community Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heaton Park Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published