Academy sponsor led · Bury

Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School

3–11Ages
295Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of England/MethodistReligious character
147159URN

Bury Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2GB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

51 applications for 30 places · 36th 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 · 28 November 2023Ofsted'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

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Bury median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

51 applications · 30 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.7; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.1; Bury median median 1.8
2023 1.2; Bury median median 1.7
2022 1.2; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.3; Bury median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Bury median median 2.0
2019 0.9; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.0; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.0; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bury median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as Radcliffe Hall Church of England/Methodist Controlled Primary School (URN 105330), 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	30	51	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2025	27	46	1.7	26	0.96
Sep 2024	30	32	1.1	28	0.93
Sep 2023	26	30	1.2	21	0.81
Sep 2022	38	47	1.2	36	0.95
Sep 2021	24	31	1.3	23	0.96
Sep 2020	26	31	1.2	23	0.88
Sep 2019 *	41	35	0.9	27	0.66
Sep 2018 *	38	39	1.0	26	0.68
Sep 2017 *	45	58	1.3	43	0.96
Sep 2016 *	45	58	1.3	41	0.91
Sep 2015 *	44	54	1.2	43	0.98
Sep 2014 *	37	35	1.0	25	0.68

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 69% · Maths 69% → 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 standard64%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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%	2%	102	102
2023/24	46%	6%	100	102
2022/23	71%	4%	105	104

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

Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Gorsefield Primary School
1.3 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Bury

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Bury

2026

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Bury

Good2020

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Chapelfield Primary School
1.5 km · Bury

Good2023

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe
1.6 km · Bury

2026

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Sunny Bank Primary School
1.7 km · Bury

Good2023

3.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand
1.9 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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Urgent improvement
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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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147159 · 351/2011
Trust: The Sycamore Church of England Trust Limited
Religious character: Church of England/Methodist
Capacity: 376 pupils · 295 on roll
Free school meals: 46.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2019
Replaced: Radcliffe Hall Church of England/Methodist Controlled Primary School (URN 105330)
Address: Bury Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2GB
Local authority: Bury

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