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Faith schools in and near Ramsbottom

All 4 faith schools in Ramsbottom, and the nearest just outside.

4 schools in Ramsbottom

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  1. Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School

    Bury, BL8 4PA · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Ramsbottom faith schools average.

    19 first choices, 15 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Ramsbottom faith schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    3.3%Ramsbottom faith schools 4.0%
    Pupils
    115
    Pupils per teacher
    25.6
    View school Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School
  2. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom

    Bury, BL0 9JD · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Ramsbottom faith schools average.

    9 first choices, 12 offers made

    Met the standard at 1150%

    Ramsbottom faith schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.1%Ramsbottom faith schools 4.0%
    Pupils
    178
    Pupils per teacher
    20.7
    View school St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom
  3. St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy

    Bury, BL0 9JJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Ramsbottom faith schools average.

    20 first choices, 23 offers made

    Met the standard at 1165%

    Ramsbottom faith schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.4%Ramsbottom faith schools 4.0%
    Pupils
    193
    Pupils per teacher
    20.8
    View school St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy
  4. Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya

    Nr. Bury, BL8 4NG · Independent · Secondary · Ages 11 to 23 · Boys

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Muslim
    • Boys
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results below the England average.

    Attainment 8 at 1639.7

    England 46.2

    Days missed
    –Ramsbottom faith schools 4.0%
    Pupils
    383
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Darul Uloom Al Arabiya Al Islamiya

Just outside Ramsbottom

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Ramsbottom.

  1. Summerseat Methodist Primary School

    1.0 miles from Ramsbottom · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Methodist
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Ramsbottom faith schools average, high absence.

    10 first choices, 12 offers made

    Met the standard at 1131%

    Ramsbottom faith schools 58%England 62%

    Days missed
    6.3%Ramsbottom faith schools 4.0%
    Pupils
    95
    Pupils per teacher
    15.8
    View school Summerseat Methodist Primary School
The big picture

How Ramsbottom's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Ramsbottom 58%England 62%St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom: 50%St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy: 65%Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School: 67%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Ramsbottom

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Ramsbottom average 3.9%Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School: 3.3%St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom: 4.1%St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy: 4.4%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Ramsbottom

Ofsted grades in Ramsbottom

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 3
  • Good: 3 of 3
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 3
  • Inadequate: 0 of 3
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Ramsbottom

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    4 of the 4 faith schools in Ramsbottom have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Ramsbottom, explained

There are 4 faith schools in Ramsbottom, teaching 869 children. 2 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 independent school.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

58.0% of pupils in Ramsbottom faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 50% to 67%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

10.7% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,426 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 9.5% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Ramsbottom?
There are 4 faith schools in Ramsbottom, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Ramsbottom?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Ramsbottom on Eduscope are Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Ramsbottom ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Ramsbottom faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Ramsbottom is 22:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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