Voluntary controlled school · Bury

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom

4–11Ages
178Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105326URN

Nuttall Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9JD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.2 above Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

39 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 17 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
6 October 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.2 above Bury median (2.0) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

39 applications · 12 places offered · 9 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; Bury median median 2.1
2025 2.1; Bury median median 1.9
2024 2.0; Bury median median 1.8
2023 1.9; Bury median median 1.7
2022 2.8; Bury median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Bury median median 1.7
2020 2.6; Bury median median 2.0
2019 1.9; Bury median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Bury median median 1.8
2017 1.8; Bury median median 2.0
2016 1.9; Bury median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Bury median median 1.9
2014 2.0; Bury median median 1.8

This school
Bury median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	12	39	3.3	9	0.75
Sep 2025	19	39	2.1	18	0.95
Sep 2024	20	40	2.0	21	1.05
Sep 2023	30	58	1.9	26	0.87
Sep 2022	19	54	2.8	17	0.89
Sep 2021	29	48	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2020	21	54	2.6	21	1.00
Sep 2019	36	67	1.9	34	0.94
Sep 2018	45	96	2.1	47	1.04
Sep 2017	39	71	1.8	36	0.92
Sep 2016	38	71	1.9	27	0.71
Sep 2015	35	63	1.8	27	0.77
Sep 2014	35	69	2.0	28	0.80

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 77% · Maths 57% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%47th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bury median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	9%	105	102
2023/24	79%	5%	107	106
2022/23	71%	4%	108	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, RamsbottomThis school
This school

2026

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy
0.2 km · Bury

Good2023

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Bury

Good2024

3.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hazlehurst Primary Academy
0.8 km · Bury

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.7applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Peel Brow School
0.9 km · Bury

2026

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Summerseat Methodist Primary School
1.8 km · Bury

Good2023

1.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Holcombe Brook Primary School
1.9 km · Bury

Standards maintained2024
Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

2.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Greenmount Primary School
2.2 km · Bury

Standards maintained2024

3.5applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105326 · 351/3018
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 178 on roll
Free school meals: 12.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Nuttall Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9JD
Local authority: Bury

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources