St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom
Nuttall Lane, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9JD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anne Washington
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 178
- URN
- 105326
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706822649
About this school
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Bury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 178 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 38 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 79% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 84% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 87% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 89% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bury average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 58.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 219 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom compares
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom ranked 48th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.1% | 10.7% | 178 | — |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy | 65% | 4.4% | 15.3% | 193 | 0.1 miles |
| Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School | 67% | 3.3% | 5% | 115 | 0.4 miles |
| Hazlehurst Primary Academy | 90% | 2.5% | 6.9% | 156 | 0.5 miles |
| Peel Brow School | 71% | 9.4% | 44% | 94 | 0.6 miles |
| Summerseat Methodist Primary School | 31% | 6.3% | 17.4% | 95 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 6 October 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.66%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.06%
- Persistent absence
- 12.43%
Location
Nearby schools
- 0.1 miles
-
Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Hazlehurst Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Peel Brow School0.6 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Summerseat Methodist Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bury
Other schools in Bury
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom ranks 28th of the 32 ranked primary schools in Bury.
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School Primary
- Chantlers Primary School Primary
- Chesham Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- East Ward Community Primary School Primary
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elton Community Primary School Primary
- Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Community Primary School Primary
- Greenhill Primary School Primary
- Greenmount Primary School Primary
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom teach?
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom?
- The headteacher of St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom is Mrs Anne Washington, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom?
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom has 178 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom full?
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom has capacity for 300 pupils and 178 on roll (59%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom a faith school?
- Yes. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom rank locally?
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom ranked 48th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom's absence rate?
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.