Mersey Drive Community Primary School
School Name: Mersey Drive Community Primary School Address: Mersey Drive, Whitefield Town/City: Manchester Postcode: M45 8LN Country: 100012713712 Telephone Number: 0161 766 6298 Website: www.merseydriveprimary.org.uk
Phase: Primary (ages 3-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Headteacher: Miss Angela Ridley
Capacity: 236
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 196 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 83% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 43.7%
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
URN: 105299
DfE Number: 351/2029
UKPRN: 10070103
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Bury (E08000002)
Constituency: Bury South (E14000612)
Electoral Ward: Besses (E05014152)
Easting & Northing: 382087E, 406685N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 33' 25.62" N 2° 16' 18.25" W
Plus Code: 9C5VHP4H+R8
DfE Record: View record
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