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Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Bury Street, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 2GB · radcliffehallschool.co.uk · 0161 724 4928
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 50%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bury 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.74 mi
- 1.19 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 3 (other children) · Bury Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 295
- 78% of 376 places
- Local authority
- Bury
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 36.9%
- 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 0.74 mi (1.19 km) from the school. Source: Bury Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 34 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 88% 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 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 38 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 3 (other children) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.74 mi1.19 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼50% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105330)
Ofsted
Radcliffe Hall Church of England Methodist Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jun 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105330), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105330)
Feb 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105330)
Oct 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105330)
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 32
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 56% who had a child bullied