St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom
Nuttall Lane, Bury, BL0 9JD
178 pupils · 59% of 300 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 12.4%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 13 January 2026, published 17 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 9 | 39 | 11 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 19 | 18 | 39 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 21 | 40 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 26 | 58 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 17 | 54 | 18 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 29 | 48 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 21 | 21 | 54 | 21 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 36 | 34 | 67 | 36 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy 0.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hazlehurst Primary Academy 0.8 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- Peel Brow School 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Holcombe Brook Primary School 1.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.