Cams Lane Primary School, Manchester
Cams Lane Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Manchester, part of The Collective Community Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 109th-highest of the 258 schools in Manchester with published results, and 7,353rd of 14,452 across England. It was 97% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Bury (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Cams Lane Primary School in detail
Cams Lane Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 26 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils at Cams Lane Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 77% in Bury and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Cams Lane Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 20 families put Cams Lane Primary School as their first choice and 57 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Cams Lane Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Cams Lane Primary School are Radcliffe Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.5 miles, 61% reading, 68% maths); Gorsefield Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 95% reading, 95% maths); and Wesley Methodist Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 73% reading, 71% maths).
Cams Lane Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Radcliffe Primary SchoolSt Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyGorsefield Primary SchoolWesley Methodist Primary School
The trust
Cams Lane Primary School is one of 7 schools run by The Collective Community Trust, an academy trust.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Radcliffe (Manchester Metrolink), about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Canute Street (opposite), 100 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Cams Lane Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Bury published that the last place for 2025 entry went to a family 1.001 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Cams Lane Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as Cams Lane Primary School (URN 105305), it was rated Good in May 2016.
At a Glance
27.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
29.1
Avg class size
29.3
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Cams Lane Primary School
FCL Summer Fair returns on Friday 10th July!
24 Jun 2026
Bury Hospice Reindeer Run
27 Jan 2026
Forest School launches!
17 Nov 2025
Tesco Blue Tokens
10 Oct 2025
FCL Halloween Bingo - 22nd October
6 Oct 2025
Bury Times article celebrates collaborative Art project
27 Jun 2025
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Term dates
Cams Lane Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Bury's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Cams Lane Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Cams Lane Primary School is in Bury; for families living there:
Apply to Bury for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Bury is 10 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Cams Lane Primary School
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- How many families in Bury got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
204 pupils
210 places
6 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Manchester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Manchester
Across Bury council
Places available
2,275
Applications
1,901
Got 1st preference
91.4%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All primary applications across Bury council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
12
EHC Plans
20.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
204
Total Pupils
107
Boys
97
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
9
Teachers
22.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,358
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,723
Per pupil
£1308k
Total funding
£67k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.1%
Overall absence
17.3%
Persistent absence
179
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Cams Lane Primary School
Questions parents ask about Cams Lane Primary School
What are SATs results like at Cams Lane Primary School?
Of the pupils at Cams Lane Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 79% reached the expected standard in reading and 75% did so in maths.
What is Cams Lane Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Cams Lane Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2024. Before that, as Cams Lane Primary School (URN 105305), it was rated Good in May 2016.
How close to Cams Lane Primary School do you need to live?
Bury published for September 2025 entry that the last place offered at Cams Lane Primary School on distance went to a family 1.001 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Cams Lane Primary School?
Cams Lane Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Cams Lane Primary School?
Classes at Cams Lane Primary School average 29.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Cams Lane Primary School?
Cams Lane Primary School has around 204 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Cams Lane Primary School?
6.1% of sessions were missed at Cams Lane Primary School in 2024/25. 17.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Cams Lane Primary School?
Apply through Bury's coordinated admissions process, naming Cams Lane Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Cams Lane Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Bury is 10 (the median across 92 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Cams Lane Primary School?
Cams Lane Primary School is at Cams Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester, Lancashire, M26 3SW.
Sources: Bury admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)