Chapelfield Primary School
Community primary school in Manchester (Bury).
Location
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Chapelfield is a Primary school, which caters for children between the ages of 4 and 11 years. There is also a Nursery Class for children from the age of 3 years. At 11+ children transfer to High School, the closest being Philips High School. Some children go to independent schools in Bury, Bolton or elsewhere.
Situated at the end of Clough Street, approximately half way along Stand Lane, Chapelfield Primary School was officially opened in June 1981, although the traditions of the school and ethos of high standards were founded long before in the two primary schools which Chapelfield replaced.
The school serves a wide area from its position in the south of Radcliffe, adjacent to the Whitefield border.
The accommodation, which is for approximately 300 pupils includes a nursery, hall, eleven classrooms, resource areas, group teaching areas, practical work areas, a Parents Room, a large playground and playing field and a well fitted modern kitchen where school meals are prepared each day.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Choir
- Drama
- Football
- Hockey
- Music
- Rounders
- Swimming
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 105313
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gillian Simpson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Tahira Rehman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr James Rickard | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adeel Rauf | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Suzanne Hannaby-Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Deborah Macdonald | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Donald Binks | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Gillian Simpson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Anna Reed | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Emma Bilsbury Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record