Radcliffe Primary School
Coronation Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 3RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEEP LEARNING TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Alyson Walsh
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 410
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 139999
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617234538
About this school
Radcliffe Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Radcliffe 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. 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 | 43 | 39 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 59% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 49% | 74% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 72% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 74% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Radcliffe 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 | 40% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 256 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Radcliffe Primary School compares
Radcliffe Primary School ranked 32nd of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 6% | 54.8% | 228 | — |
| Wesley Methodist Primary School | 60% | 6% | 23.8% | 320 | 0.3 miles |
| Cams Lane Primary School | 61% | 6.1% | 24.5% | 204 | 0.4 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe | 69% | 4.9% | 20.1% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 46% | 5.2% | 24.5% | 326 | 0.5 miles |
| Gorsefield Primary School | 88% | 5.1% | 58.6% | 332 | 0.6 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)
- 54.82%
- English as an additional language
- 24.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.98%
- Persistent absence
- 17.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wesley Methodist Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Cams Lane Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Gorsefield Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Radcliffe Primary School ranks 117th 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 Radcliffe Primary School teach?
- Radcliffe Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the head teacher of Radcliffe Primary School?
- The head teacher of Radcliffe Primary School is Mrs Alyson Walsh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Radcliffe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Radcliffe 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 Radcliffe Primary School?
- Radcliffe Primary School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Radcliffe Primary School full?
- Radcliffe Primary School has capacity for 410 pupils and 228 on roll (56%), 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 Radcliffe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Radcliffe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Radcliffe Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Radcliffe Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Radcliffe Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Radcliffe Primary School is part of THE KEEP LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Radcliffe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Radcliffe Primary School compare with other schools in Bury?
- Radcliffe Primary School ranked 32nd of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Radcliffe Primary School's absence rate?
- Radcliffe Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Radcliffe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Radcliffe 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 1 July 2026.