Chapelfield Primary School
Clough Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Reed
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 251
- Pupils on roll
- 288
- URN
- 105313
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617235519
About this school
Chapelfield Primary School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 288 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chapelfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 39 | 34 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 47% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 53% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 71% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 41% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Chapelfield 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 | 51% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 285 |
| 2023/24 | 293 |
| 2024/25 | 292 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chapelfield Primary School compares
Chapelfield Primary School ranked 29th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5.6% | 37.4% | 288 | — |
| St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe | 56% | 6.5% | 53.6% | 216 | 0.3 miles |
| Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School | 50% | 6.3% | 45.6% | 295 | 0.9 miles |
| Gorsefield Primary School | 88% | 5.1% | 58.6% | 332 | 1.0 miles |
| Higher Lane Primary School | 62% | 4.3% | 15.6% | 491 | 1.0 miles |
| St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 74% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 339 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.36%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 5.63%
- Persistent absence
- 16.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe0.3 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Gorsefield Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Higher Lane Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Chapelfield Primary School ranks 112th 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 ages does Chapelfield Primary School teach?
- Chapelfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Chapelfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chapelfield Primary School is Mrs Anna Reed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chapelfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chapelfield 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 many pupils are at Chapelfield Primary School?
- Chapelfield Primary School has 288 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Chapelfield Primary School full?
- Chapelfield Primary School has capacity for 251 pupils and 288 on roll (115%), so it is at or above 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 Chapelfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chapelfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chapelfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chapelfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Chapelfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chapelfield Primary School compare with other schools in Bury?
- Chapelfield Primary School ranked 29th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chapelfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Chapelfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chapelfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chapelfield 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.