Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School
Bolton Road North, Stubbins, Bury, BL0 0NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jill Cromey
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 214
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- URN
- 119196
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01706822063
About this school
Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School is a community primary school in Bury. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 170 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 63% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 7% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 97% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 93% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 83% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.90 | - | - |
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 Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 201 |
| 2023/24 | 198 |
| 2024/25 | 191 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School compares
Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School ranked 119th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.9% | 10% | 170 | — |
| Peel Brow School | 71% | 9.4% | 44% | 94 | 0.9 miles |
| Edenfield Church of England Primary School | 80% | 2.8% | 8.5% | 208 | 0.9 miles |
| Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School | 67% | 3.3% | 5% | 115 | 1.3 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom | 50% | 4.1% | 10.7% | 178 | 1.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy | 65% | 4.4% | 15.3% | 193 | 1.3 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.95%
- English as an additional language
- 1%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 6.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Peel Brow School0.9 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Edenfield Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Bury
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom1.3 miles
Primary · Bury
- 1.3 miles
Other schools in Bury
Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School ranks 9th 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 Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School teach?
- Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury.
- Who is the headteacher of Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School is Mrs Jill Cromey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School, 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 Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School?
- Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School has 170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School full?
- Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School has capacity for 214 pupils and 170 on roll (79%), 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 Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School'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 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School rank locally?
- Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School ranked 119th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School's absence rate?
- Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School'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 30 June 2026.