Elms Bank
Special schoolElms Bank is a special school in Bury, for pupils aged 11 to 19. It had 364 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), September 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 September 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Elms Bank was 1.9, against 42.9 in Bury and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 1.9 | 42.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 38.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 58.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 56 | – | – |
- Elms Bank teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), February 2020, before the school changed. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)190 m
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, StandPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)220 m
- Sunny Bank Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Unsworth Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Ribble Drive Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2019, before the school changed. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bury
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).