Primary school

Cams Lane Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Bury
  • M26 3SW
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,878 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 59%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 69%69%2016/17: top 35%2017/18: top 13%13% · 2017/182018/19: top 75%2022/23: top 55%2023/24: top 40%2024/25: top 59%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM61% · North West 63%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · North West 6%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 46% · 24 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 70% · 27 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 83% · 29 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 57% · 28 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 60% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 61% · 28 pupils · North West 63%83%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 24 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 4% · 27 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 14% · 29 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 6%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 24 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 107 · 27 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 106 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 28 pupils · North West 105107102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 24 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 106 · 27 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 29 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 101 · 28 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 107 · 28 pupils · North West 105107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in95.0%
19 of 20 who put it first2014 · 71.4%2026 · 95.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2019
2nd282
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2020

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Goodas predecessor
  5. 2020Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026204
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.5%
First language not English8.5%
SEN support10.5%
EHC plan7.0%
Absence (sessions missed)6.1%
Persistently absent pupils17.3%

Girls 47.5%Boys 52.5%

97.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.7
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 6.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.9
  • Other support 3

Teachers 8.6 FTE · Whole workforce 20.5 · 28 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,510
Spend per pupil£6,940
Staff spend per pupil£5,400
Reserve per pupil£285
  • +£57,000revenue reserve
  • +£114,000in-year balance

Grants £7,280 · self-generated £230 · premises £325 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £1,577,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it