Higher Lane Primary School is a mainstream primary school with resourced provision in Manchester, Bury, for children and young people aged 3 to 11. Its specialist base has 12 places for social, emotional and mental health.
- Ages 3–11
- 491 pupils
- Ofsted report card (2025)
School details
- Type
- Mainstream school with resourced provision
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Boys and girls
- Boys and girls
- Specialist base
- Resourced provision, 12 places, 12 pupils
- Pupils
- 491
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Tetlow (Headteacher)
- Part of
- Vision Multi Academy Trust
- Council
- Bury
- School reference (URN)
- 144575
Needs its base supports
1 need: SEMH
As listed by the Department for Education, grouped the way EHC plans describe needs.
Social, emotional and mental health
- Social, emotional and mental health Other schools for this in Bury (5)
How to get a place
4 steps, starting with an EHC plan
- An EHC plan
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision are usually for children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan. If your child doesn’t have one yet, you can ask the council for an assessment yourself.
- Visit and ask about the base
See the school and its specialist base, and ask how children split their time between the base and mainstream classes.
- Ask for the school to be named
Tell the council that looks after the plan (often Bury council) that you want this school and its base, and ask them to consult it.
- Named in the plan
If the school is named in your child’s plan, it must admit your child. Places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school, so ask how they decide.
Questions to ask when you visit
8 questions to tick off as you go
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Ofsted
Report card, December 2025: Expected standard in 5 of 7 areas
Inspected in December 2025 under Ofsted’s new report cards, which grade each area separately, from Exceptional to Urgent improvement, instead of one overall grade.
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingMet
Since then: School remains Good (ungraded inspection, November 2021).
Contact and getting there
Egerton Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7EX
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Directions: Walk Public transport Drive
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Other SEND schools nearby
- Cloughside College Special school · Ages 11–19 · Ofsted: Good 0.6 miles
- Elms Bank Special school · Ages 11–19 · Ofsted: Outstanding 0.8 miles
- Unsworth Primary School Mainstream + base · Ages 3–11 · Ofsted: Good 0.9 miles
By need in Bury: Autism (12) · Speech and language (7) · SEMH (6) · Moderate learning (5) · Hearing (4) · Physical (3) · Severe learning (2) · PMLD (2) · Vision (2) · Multi-sensory (2)
Questions about Higher Lane Primary School
How do I get a place in Higher Lane Primary School’s specialist base?
Places in an SEN unit or resourced provision usually come through an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan: ask the council that looks after the plan to consult the school about its base. If the school is named in the plan it must admit your child; places in the base itself are agreed between the council and the school.
What needs does Higher Lane Primary School support?
Social, emotional and mental health. Every child is different, so ask the school how it would meet your child’s needs.
What ages does Higher Lane Primary School take?
Aged 3 to 11, boys and girls.
What is Higher Lane Primary School’s Ofsted rating?
Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2025 at its last graded inspection. Newer inspections no longer give a single overall grade, so read the latest report for the full picture.
Where is Higher Lane Primary School?
Egerton Road, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 7EX, in Bury.
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