Chesham Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · 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 →Chesham Primary Academy is a primary school in Bury for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Chesham Primary Academy 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
- 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, highest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury that have results.
- 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 39 first-choice applications for 42 offers at Reception in 2026, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 18.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 28% 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
- Talbot Grove, Bury, BL9 6PH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 293 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
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) | 70% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 42 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 Joseph and St Bede RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John with St Mark CofE Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Springside Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged
- Woodbank Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- East Ward Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fairfield Community Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published