Higher Lane Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 17 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- 467 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 15.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.8%
- Persistent absence
- 7.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.8%
White British 64.5%
Mixed 11.6%
Pakistani 8.8%
Other White 2.8%
African 2.4%
Other 2.4%
Other Asian 2.1%
Chinese 2.1%
Indian 1.3%
Other Black 1.1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 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 51%
Local authority average 63%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
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
Higher Lane Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 65
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 33 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 67 34 33 |
| Year 1 | 66 39 27 |
| Year 2 | 68 33 35 |
| Year 3 | 66 36 30 |
| Year 4 | 68 28 40 |
| Year 5 | 66 32 34 |
| Year 6 | 66 32 34 |