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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Damian Marsh

location_onBury, BL0 9JD

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

243

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Bury, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom is a voluntary controlled school in Bury, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 197 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #53 of 58 primaries in Bury and #12,251 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 63%

Reading70% LA 76%

Writing77% LA 73%

Maths57% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading84% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.2

0.0 to 3.6

0.8

Write

LA 0.3

-0.9 to 2.5

0.0

Maths

LA 0.3

-1.7 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading79% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths79% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 1.0

-2.6 to 1.7

-0.4

Write

LA 0.0

-2.3 to 1.6

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.6

-3.3 to 0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 64%

Reading91% LA 76%

Writing88% LA 77%

Maths85% LA 76%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 1.0

-0.7 to 3.3

-1.3

Write

LA 0.0

-3.3 to 0.7

-1.2

Maths

LA 0.5

-3.1 to 0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 October 2021

Inspection Report

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15 June 2016

Inspection Report

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13 June 2014

Inspection Report

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05 March 2014

Inspection Report

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09 January 2012

Inspection Report

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26 February 2009

Inspection Report

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26 September 2005

Inspection Report

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10 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-10-06

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-06-15

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-05

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

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verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 197 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	197	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	197	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	214	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	219	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	219	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	242	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	243	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	241	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	267	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	269	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	267	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	273	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	270	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	270	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	291	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	291	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	289	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	283	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	284	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	283	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	274	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	272	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	271	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	257	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	256	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	254	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils