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EnglandNorth WestBuryM45 8LNMersey Drive Community Primary School
Primary

Mersey Drive Community Primary School

Primary

Bury · Manchester · M45 8LN www.merseydriveprimary.org.uk

Pupils
196
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
50%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
196
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBury
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Mersey Drive Community Primary School · Primary · Bury

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
50%
-5pp
61%56%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 50%
RWM higher standard
8%
-2pp
10%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
50%
Maths higher standard
15%
Science expected standard
65%
SPAG expected standard
58%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
196
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
47%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Mersey Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8LN
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
2024/2550%8%62%23%69%12%50%15%65%58%104.0101.0102.028%196
2023/2455%10%76%31%62%21%55%10%79%66%105.0101.0103.029%194
2022/2361%4%75%14%68%11%68%18%71%68%105.0103.0105.0+3.90+2.60+2.7024%194
2018/1954%0%65%15%69%0%69%12%69%77%101.0103.0104.0-1.30-2.80-1.6020%221
2017/1855%7%76%14%66%10%69%14%76%79%104.0101.0106.0-1.20-3.60-2.2021%217
2016/1763%8%67%25%75%21%83%21%75%83%104.0106.0106.0+0.00+0.70+1.7023%201

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
2024/2519621.328%5%47%7%22%
2023/2419419.229%5%44%9%27%
2022/2319417.824%8%44%9%27%
2021/2219617.221%9%47%8%25%
2020/2120515.523%8%40%
2018/1922119.220%9%38%6%19%
2017/1821715.021%6%39%6%20%
2016/1720114.423%7%36%6%16%

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