Community school · Bury

Mersey Drive Community Primary School

3–11Ages
203Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105299URN

Mersey Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

37 applications for 17 places · 17th of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 May 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

21 May 2024
Graded inspection: Good
14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Bury median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

37 applications · 17 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 2.2; Bury median median 2.1
2025 2.4; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.7; Bury median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Bury median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Bury median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Bury median median 2.0
2019 1.5; Bury median median 1.9
2018 1.6; Bury median median 1.8
2017 1.6; Bury median median 2.0
2016 1.5; Bury median median 1.9
2015 1.2; Bury median median 1.9
2014 1.3; Bury median median 1.8

This school
Bury median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	17	37	2.2	18	1.06
Sep 2025	15	36	2.4	15	1.00
Sep 2024	27	46	1.7	26	0.96
Sep 2023	22	32	1.5	20	0.91
Sep 2022	22	33	1.5	21	0.95
Sep 2021	12	20	1.7	9	0.75
Sep 2020	24	40	1.7	16	0.67
Sep 2019	26	40	1.5	21	0.81
Sep 2018	19	30	1.6	18	0.95
Sep 2017	25	40	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2016	23	35	1.5	16	0.70
Sep 2015	25	31	1.2	20	0.80
Sep 2014	19	24	1.3	14	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 62% · Writing 69% · Maths 50% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%47th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard62%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bury median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	8%	104	101
2023/24	55%	10%	105	101
2022/23	61%	4%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Mersey Drive Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School
0.5 km · Bury

2026

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Unsworth Primary School
0.6 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.8 km · Bury

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Ribble Drive Community Primary School
1.0 km · Bury

Good2019

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand
1.1 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Sunny Bank Primary School
1.2 km · Bury

Good2023

3.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Bury

Good2020

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105299 · 351/2029
Capacity: 236 pupils · 203 on roll
Free school meals: 44.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Mersey Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8LN
Local authority: Bury

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources