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Star Radcliffe Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Coney Green Way, Radcliffe M26 2SZ · starradcliffe.org · 0161 329 7400
Overview
- Last distance offered
- 2.54 mi
- 4.08 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Bury Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 286
- 38% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Bury
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 41.3%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Star Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.54 mi (4.08 km) from the school. Source: Bury Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 134 families put the school first and 148 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 148 | 134 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | 184 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.54 mi4.08 km | |
Its own criteria: every category but the last offered, then by distance to 2.535 miles.
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
- Ofsted inspection
- No inspection available