Higher Lane Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Bury
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bury Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →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.
Higher Lane 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception in 2026 was offered a place, as at 38 of the 56 other Bury primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 54 first-choice applications for 59 offers for Reception in 2026; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- There are 27.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.6 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (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
- Egerton Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7EX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- 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.
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