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Academy special converter · Bury

Elms Bank

  • 11–19Ages
  • 364Pupils
  • SpecialPhase
  • Sixth formAges 16–18
  • 146891URN

Ripon Avenue, Whitefield, Bury, M45 8PJ · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 13 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Sixth form provisionOutstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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.

School details

Type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
146891 · 351/7011
Trust
Oak Learning Partnership
Capacity
221 pupils · 364 on roll
Free school meals
54.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 April 2019
Replaced
Elms Bank Specialist Arts College (URN 105378)
Address
Ripon Avenue, Whitefield, Bury, M45 8PJ
Local authority
Bury

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources