Heaton Park Primary School
Cuckoo Lane, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 6TE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachel Senior
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 438
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 150484
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617739554
About this school
Heaton Park Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 423 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Heaton Park Primary School (URN 105306).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
How Heaton Park Primary School compares
Heaton Park Primary School ranked 21st of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5.3% | 20.8% | 423 | — |
| Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 8% | 278 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich | 66% | 3.5% | 10.4% | 240 | 0.5 miles |
| Whitefield Community Primary School | 63% | 5% | 43.4% | 170 | 0.5 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 74% | 4.7% | 8.5% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
| St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 58% | 5.1% | 26.1% | 202 | 0.8 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)
- 20.77%
- English as an additional language
- 26.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.32%
- Persistent absence
- 13.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady of Grace RC Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Whitefield Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Margaret's Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Manchester
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St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Heaton Park Primary School ranks 88th 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 Heaton Park Primary School teach?
- Heaton Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Heaton Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Heaton Park Primary School is Miss Rachel Senior, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heaton Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heaton Park 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 Heaton Park Primary School?
- Heaton Park Primary School has 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Heaton Park Primary School full?
- Heaton Park Primary School has capacity for 438 pupils and 423 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Heaton Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Heaton Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Heaton Park Primary School a selective school?
- No. Heaton Park Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Heaton Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Heaton Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Heaton Park Primary School?
- Heaton Park Primary School is part of THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Heaton Park Primary School rank locally?
- Heaton Park Primary School ranked 21st of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heaton Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Heaton Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census.
- What are Heaton Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heaton Park 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 10 July 2026.