Mersey Drive Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 22 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bury
- Unique reference
- 105299
- Address
- Mersey Drive, Whitefield, M45 8LN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 194 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 4.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.7%
- Persistent absence
- 27.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 79.9%
Mixed 7.2%
African 4.1%
Pakistani 2.1%
Other White 1%
Indian 1%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 1%
Other 1%
Unclassified 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average3.9
WritingWell above average2.6
MathsAbove average2.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 61%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Mersey Drive Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 27
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 20.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 7 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 17 10 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 23 13 10 |
| Year 1 | 25 11 14 |
| Year 2 | 18 10 8 |
| Year 3 | 24 11 13 |
| Year 4 | 26 17 9 |
| Year 5 | 24 13 11 |
| Year 6 | 29 12 17 |