St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom, Bury

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom on 7 areas: 2 strong standard and 5 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have high expectations for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders ensure that provision for pupils' personal development is planned deliberately and implemented consistently."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance overall is broadly in line with the national average."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that the curriculum is ambitious and sets out the knowledge that pupils are expected to learn, including key subject-specific vocabulary."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children get off to a positive start to their schooling."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders evaluate the school's work regularly and focus on the most important areas that need to be developed."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should continue their work to secure consistently high attendance for pupils, including those who are disadvantaged. • Leaders should ensure that staff in the early years have the skills to take every opportunity to develop children's communication skills, so that interactions with children consistently promote language development".

From the headteacher's welcome: "As Headteacher of St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, I am very proud of everything we do at our school to ensure our children achieve our vision of ' Letting our light shine' . This applies to everyone within our school community."

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom reached the expected standard in reading and 57% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 77% in Bury and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 84% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 9 families put St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom as their first choice and 39 named it as one of their preferences, for 12 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom are St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy (0.1 miles, 90% reading, 87% maths); Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); Hazlehurst Primary Academy (0.5 miles, 93% reading, 90% maths); and Peel Brow School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 86% reading, 79% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom.

54 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom (as of April 2026): 98% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (80%).

12.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (6%).

The nearest tram or metro stop is Ramsbottom (East Lancashire Railway), about 570 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Garnett Street (opposite), 40 metres away.

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.