Peel Brow School
Fir Street, Bury, BL0 0BJ
94 pupils · 45% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 43.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 18 May 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 | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 21% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 8 | 7 | 14 | 8 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 18 | 25 | 17 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 9 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
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 Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom 0.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Hazlehurst Primary Academy 1.7 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School 2.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.