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EnglandNorth WestBuryM45 7EXHigher Lane Primary School
Primary

Higher Lane Primary School

Primary

Bury · Manchester · M45 7EX www.higherlaneprimary.co.uk

Pupils
512
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
512
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
512
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 17/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBury
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio27.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Higher Lane Primary School · Primary · Bury

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
62%
-1pp
77%64%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
6%
+2pp
14%9%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
512
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Egerton Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7EX
Local authority
Bury
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%6%85%46%74%6%76%29%84%81%108.0106.0108.014%512
2023/2463%4%72%36%69%4%79%22%87%76%105.0104.0105.012%467
2022/2351%8%63%32%62%8%68%22%72%63%105.0103.0104.0+0.20-1.50-0.1010%456
2018/1977%14%78%46%92%29%92%25%92%85%108.0107.0107.0+2.50+2.00+1.0012%465
2017/1870%7%78%27%78%10%81%25%78%76%105.0106.0105.0+1.30+0.20+2.30460

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2551226.114%14%16%4%9%
2023/2446724.412%15%15%4%7%
2022/2345623.610%15%16%4%9%
2021/2245521.49%15%17%5%9%
2020/2145724.810%14%17%
2018/1946524.512%17%15%4%5%
2017/1824.24%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.