Whitefield Community 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 →Whitefield Community 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.
Whitefield Community 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
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 17 first-choice applications for 16 offers, 1.1 first choices per offer and the 9th highest of 56 Bury primary schools.
- All 16 Reception 2026 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (6%) was not offered a place.
- Of its pupils, 41.2% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 16.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
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
- Victoria Avenue, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6DP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 170 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 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: 17 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 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.
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Higher Lane Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Heaton Park Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Unsworth Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published