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St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy

3–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
150674URN

Queen Street, Ramsbottom, St Joseph's RC Primary, Queen Street, Bury, BL0 9JJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.6 below Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

34 applications for 23 places · 44th of 48 in Bury

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Bury median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

34 applications · 23 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Bury median median 2.1
2025 1.5; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2023 1.7; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 1.4; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 1.9; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.0; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Ramsbottom (URN 105343), the previous school.

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	23	34	1.5	20	0.87
Sep 2025	20	30	1.5	20	1.00
Sep 2024 *	28	38	1.4	27	0.96
Sep 2023 *	20	33	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2022 *	26	36	1.4	24	0.92
Sep 2021 *	20	37	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2020 *	25	40	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2019 *	18	38	2.1	15	0.83
Sep 2018 *	30	52	1.7	33	1.10
Sep 2017 *	17	42	2.5	11	0.65
Sep 2016 *	28	51	1.8	25	0.89
Sep 2015 *	30	59	2.0	34	1.13
Sep 2014 *	29	58	2.0	31	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 71% · Maths 87% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%26th of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	65%	6%	106	106
2023/24	73%	8%	108	106
2022/23	73%	12%	108	106

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 Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom
0.2 km · Bury

2026

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School
0.5 km · Bury

Good2024

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

Special measures Inadequate2023

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

2026

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

Good2023

1.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Holcombe Brook Primary School
2.0 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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150674 · 351/3335
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 14.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2024
Replaced: St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Ramsbottom (URN 105343)
Address: Queen Street, Ramsbottom, St Joseph's RC Primary, Queen Street, Bury, BL0 9JJ
Local authority: Bury

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