Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees

Summary

Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees (E02001033) is part of Bury local authority (view on map). Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees has an approximate population of 6,200 people, of which 22% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees neighbours Whitehead Park, Redvales & Hollins, Black Lane, Radcliffe, and Whitefield West & Park Lane.

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  • 7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees is the 21st least deprived area in Bury (out of 26) with 47% of children living in low-income families, compared to 38% across Bury and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees, 35% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 26% in Bury and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees % in Bury % in England
Eligible for free school meals 35% 26% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 65% 74% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees, 22% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 19% in Bury, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

7% of pupils have an EHC plan, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees % in Bury % in England
No special educational needs 77% 81% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 7% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees, 28% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 32% in Bury, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees % in Bury % in England
White 71% 67% 67%
Asian 11% 18% 14%
Black 7% 5% 7%
Mixed 6% 6% 7%
Other 3% 2% 3%
Not known 1% 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees with English as an additional language is 18%, compared with 20% in Bury, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.


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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees % in Bury % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 18% 20% 22%
Known or believed to be English 82% 80% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees has 2 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees
All childcare providers 2
Childminders 1
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 1

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Bank Top & Radcliffe Ees since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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