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Cams Lane Primary School

Primary Ages 4-11 204 pupils Manchester
Ofsted: Good
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Cams Lane Primary School is an academy converter in Manchester for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 204 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Cams Lane Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2020 of its predecessor, Cams Lane Primary School. In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: April 2024. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Cams Lane
Radcliffe
Manchester
Lancashire
M26 3SW
Phone 01617248018
Reference Number 150486

General Makeup

Number of pupils 204
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.45%
Girls: 47.55%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 15.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.1
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 15 13 28
2 16 14 30
3 14 13 27
4 16 14 30
5 16 14 30
6 14 15 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 81.4%
White, Other 3.9%
Pakistani 3.9%
African 2.5%
Indian 2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
Chinese 1%
Unclassified 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Cams Lane Primary School, inspected in March 2020.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date This school has not had an inspection yet.
Date Report
06 Apr 2024 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 61%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

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 107
Maths 107
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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 28 2
Third Preference 9 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous years

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Cams Lane Primary School had 204 pupils for 210 places. 6 places (2.9%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Radcliffe Primary” planning area

Bury counted 328 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 289 in 2029–30, down 12%.

20242025
Places 210210
Pupils 201204
Unfilled 4.3%2.9%

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Cams Lane Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

2025
Authorised absence 4.9%
Unauthorised absence 1.2%
Severely absent pupils 2.2%

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Cams Lane Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

2025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 2.5
Permanent exclusions 0

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Cams Lane Primary School had 23.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

20252026
Pupils per adult 10.811.3
Teachers who left state teaching 21.1%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 45.5%–
Sick days per teacher 2.7–

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.7% of pupils at Cams Lane Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 8 4
Social, emotional and mental health 5 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 4 3
Other difficulty or disability 7 0
No specialist assessment of need 3 0
Physical disability 2 1
Hearing impairment 0 1
Specific learning difficulty 1 0

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Cams Lane Primary School received £7,503 and spent £7,254 for each of its 200 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £72,000 (£361 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Collective Community Trust, income was £7,183 and spending £6,813 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2025
Revenue reserve £72,000
per pupil £361
In-year balance £50,000
per pupil £249

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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0.28 miles
Imagine Wellbeing Primary Ltd
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0.36 miles
Radcliffe Primary School
Coronation Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M26 3RD
0.36 miles
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Belgrave Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, Lancashire, M26 4DG
0.49 miles
Gorsefield Primary School
Robertson Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4DW
0.52 miles
Wesley Methodist Primary School
Forth Road, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4PX
0.62 miles
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe
Graves Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, Lancashire, M26 4GE
0.78 miles
St John's Church of England Primary School, Radcliffe
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0.84 miles
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Ladywood School
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1.26 miles
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1.41 miles
St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley
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1.49 miles
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
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Prestolee Primary School
Church Road, Stoneclough, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1HJ
1.54 miles
Bowness Primary School
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1.72 miles
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1.73 miles
Greenhill Primary School
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1.83 miles
Name Distance
Star Radcliffe Academy
Coney Green Way, Radcliffe, M26 2SZ
0.78 miles
Little Lever School
Church Street, Little Lever, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL3 1BT
1.76 miles
The Derby High School
Radcliffe Road, Redvales, Lancs, Lancashire, BL9 9NH
1.99 miles
Philips High School
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2.02 miles
Forestwood School
Buller Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL8 2BS
2.06 miles
Elms Bank
Ripon Avenue, Whitefield, Bury, Lancashire, M45 8PJ
2.12 miles
Mill School - Bury
Wellington Street, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL8 2BD
2.14 miles
Bury Church of England High School
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2.25 miles
Breightmet School
Milnthorpe Road, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6PD
2.31 miles
St Gabriel's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
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2.35 miles
Holy Cross College
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2.35 miles
Lake House School
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2.44 miles
Kearsley Academy
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2.5 miles
Bury Grammar Schools
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2.53 miles
Bury College
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2.67 miles
Cloughside College
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2.68 miles
The Elton High School
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2.7 miles
Unsworth Academy
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2.83 miles
Brookhaven School
Parr Lane, Bury, Greater Manchester, BL9 8LP
2.84 miles
Firwood High School
Stitch-MI Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 4HU
2.85 miles

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Cams Lane Primary School is part of The Collective Community Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

What is Cams Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Cams Lane Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2020 of its predecessor, Cams Lane Primary School.

When was Cams Lane Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Cams Lane Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Cams Lane Primary School have?

Cams Lane Primary School has 204 pupils on roll.

What age range does Cams Lane Primary School cover?

Cams Lane Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Cams Lane Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Cams Lane Primary School?

Cams Lane Primary School is at Cams Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, Lancashire, M26 3SW.

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