Academy converter · Bury

Wesley Methodist Primary School

2–11Ages
320Pupils
PrimaryPhase
MethodistReligious character
146996URN

Forth Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

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

86 applications for 40 places · 20th of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

14 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
9 October 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Wesley Methodist Primary School, URN 105329

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)

86 applications · 40 places offered · 35 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Bury median median 2.1
2025 2.1; Bury median median 1.9
2024 2.3; Bury median median 1.8
2023 2.1; Bury median median 1.7
2022 2.1; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.9; Bury median median 1.7
2020 2.7; Bury median median 2.0
2019 2.1; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.3; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bury median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as Wesley Methodist Primary School (URN 105329), the previous school.

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	40	86	2.2	35	0.88
Sep 2025	45	94	2.1	53	1.18
Sep 2024	36	83	2.3	34	0.94
Sep 2023	40	85	2.1	34	0.85
Sep 2022	41	84	2.1	41	1.00
Sep 2021	41	79	1.9	41	1.00
Sep 2020	44	118	2.7	48	1.09
Sep 2019 *	45	95	2.1	45	1.00
Sep 2018 *	45	105	2.3	56	1.24
Sep 2017 *	45	104	2.3	53	1.18
Sep 2016 *	38	84	2.2	43	1.13
Sep 2015 *	40	88	2.2	41	1.02
Sep 2014 *	33	71	2.2	32	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 71% · Maths 71% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%39th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth11%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	60%	7%	105	104
2023/24	60%	5%	104	103
2022/23	42%	5%	103	102

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

Wesley Methodist Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe
0.3 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Radcliffe Primary School
0.5 km · Bury

Good2022

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Bury

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Gorsefield Primary School
0.9 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Cams Lane Primary School
1.0 km · Bury

Remains Good2020

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Masefield Primary School
1.8 km · Bolton

Remains Good · improving2024

2.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Greenhill Primary School
2.0 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School
2.0 km · Bury

Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146996 · 351/3022
Trust: Epworth Education Trust
Religious character: Methodist
Capacity: 315 pupils · 320 on roll
Free school meals: 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2019
Replaced: Wesley Methodist Primary School (URN 105329)
Address: Forth Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4PX
Local authority: Bury

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