# St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bury, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 193 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150674. [Bury](https://openindex.co.uk/bury)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 193
- Council: Bury
- URN: 150674

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 14 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 65% of pupils at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bury and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bury | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-ramsbottom-e105326): 200 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emmanuel-holcombe-church-of-england-primary-school-e105338): 490 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hazlehurst Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hazlehurst-primary-academy-e150782): 730 m. Primary. Inadequate (overall), March 2023, before the school changed, special measures. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darul-uloom-al-arabiya-al-islamiya-e105372): 920 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Peel Brow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peel-brow-school-e148867): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodhey High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodhey-high-school-e148097): 1.2 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/150674)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150674)

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