St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy
Queen Street, Bury, BL0 9JJ
193 pupils · 92% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 14.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 November 2023, published 11 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 20 | 34 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom 0.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hazlehurst Primary Academy 0.7 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- Peel Brow School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School 1.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Holcombe Brook Primary School 2 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.