Higher Lane Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 17 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 144575
- Address
- Egerton Road, Whitefield, M45 7EX
- Website
- www.higherlaneprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 512 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.1%
- Persistent absence
- 9.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
White British 64.1%
Mixed 13%
Pakistani 7.2%
Other White 3.5%
African 2.7%
Other 2.5%
Other Asian 2.3%
Chinese 1.8%
Indian 1.4%
Other Black 1%
Irish 0.4%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage-1.5
MathsAverage-0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
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 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Higher Lane Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 66
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 64
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 32.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 32.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 22 8 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 23 13 10 |
| Reception, Full-time | 65 33 32 |
| Year 1 | 67 35 32 |
| Year 2 | 68 43 25 |
| Year 3 | 67 35 32 |
| Year 4 | 67 36 31 |
| Year 5 | 65 28 37 |
| Year 6 | 68 34 34 |