Elms Bank
Ripon Avenue, Bury, M45 8PJ
364 pupils · 165% of 221 capacity
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Bury
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 54.5%
Ofsted
Outstanding (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 September 2023, published 17 October 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 2.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 0% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Brookhaven School 1.3 km · No Ofsted rating
- Cloughside College 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Millwood Primary Special School 3 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Forestwood School 3.6 km · No Ofsted rating
- Mill School - Bury 3.7 km · No Ofsted rating
- Bury Grammar Schools 3.8 km · No Ofsted rating
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.