Whitefield Community Primary School
Primary schoolWhitefield Community Primary School is a primary school in Bury, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 170 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 November 2021
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Whitefield Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bury and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ribble Drive Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2019, before the school changed. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- Higher Lane Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- Heaton Park Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Our Lady of Grace RC Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)890 m
- Philips High SchoolSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 46.2 (2025/26, provisional)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bury
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).