Higher Lane Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Egerton Road
Whitefield
Manchester
M45 7EX
Phone 01617662005
Reference Number 144575

General Makeup

Number of pupils 467
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.11%
Girls: 49.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 15.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 33

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 39 27 66
2 33 35 68
3 36 30 66
4 28 40 68
5 32 34 66
6 32 34 66

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 64.5%
Pakistani 8.8%
Mixed, Other 5.6%
White & Asian 3.9%
White, Other 2.8%
African 2.4%
Chinese 2.1%
Asian, Other 2.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.5%
Indian 1.3%
Unclassified 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2022-01-14
Date Description Report
2021-11-16 School inspection School inspection
2020-10-08 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2017-07-06 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Higher Lane Primary School
2014-11-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-04-30 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-02-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-03-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-11-03 Full inspection Full inspection
2014-11-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-04-30 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-02-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-03-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-11-03 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 51% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1.5 Unlock Unlock
Maths -0.1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 39 11
Third Preference 12 0
From another Local Authority 5 3

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Whitefield Community Primary School
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0.44 miles
Ribble Drive Community Primary School
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Unsworth Primary School
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