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Chantlers Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Foulds Avenue, Bury BL8 2SF · chantlersprimary.co.uk · 0161 761 1074
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 97%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bury 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.39 mi
- 0.62 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 3 (other children) · Bury Council
- Demand for places
- 1.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 305
- 98% of 310 places
- Local authority
- Bury
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 9%
- First language not English
- 2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 3 (other children)” went to a home 0.39 mi (621 m) from the school. Source: Bury Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 36 places were offered; 55% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 36 | 64 | 1.8▲ | 55% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 35 | 51 | 1.5▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 49 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 35 | 40 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 35 | 45 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 3 (other children) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.39 mi0.62 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 97% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Bury it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲97% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Chantlers Primary School on 18 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 52
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied