Mersey Drive Community Primary School
Mersey Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8LN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Angela Ridley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 105299
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617666298
About this school
Mersey Drive Community Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 55% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 76% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 55% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 66% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Mersey Drive Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mersey Drive Community Primary School compares
Mersey Drive Community Primary School ranked 49th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.1% | 46.5% | 203 | — |
| Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School | 56% | 7.2% | 17.1% | 103 | 0.3 miles |
| Unsworth Primary School | 82% | 3.7% | 14.5% | 232 | 0.4 miles |
| St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 58% | 5.1% | 26.1% | 202 | 0.5 miles |
| Ribble Drive Community Primary School | 56% | 7.2% | 50.8% | 189 | 0.6 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand | 59% | 4.3% | 16.8% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 21 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report14 March 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.51%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Unsworth Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bury
-
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Ribble Drive Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Mersey Drive Community Primary School ranks 200th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Mersey Drive Community Primary School teach?
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Mersey Drive Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Mersey Drive Community Primary School is Miss Angela Ridley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mersey Drive Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mersey Drive Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Mersey Drive Community Primary School?
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Mersey Drive Community Primary School full?
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 203 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Mersey Drive Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Mersey Drive Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Mersey Drive Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mersey Drive Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Mersey Drive Community Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Mersey Drive Community Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Mersey Drive Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mersey Drive Community Primary School rank locally?
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School ranked 49th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mersey Drive Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mersey Drive Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mersey Drive Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.