Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary SchoolSt Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bury.

Summary of the comparison

Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom are primary schools in Bury.

  • Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School was judged Good and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School and 65.0% for St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School (88.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School versus St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BuryEmmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary SchoolBurySt Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School RamsbottomEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100Stronger figureC63/100
Local ranking3rd of 58 in Bury Stronger figure41st of 58 in Bury
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll113 192
Capacity118 210
LocationBury, BL8 4PA Bury, BL0 9JJ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure6.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census113 192
Free school meals (ever 6)5.0% 15.3%
English as an additional language0.0% 7.3%
SEN support9.7% 10.9%
SEN with an EHC plan8.0% 5.2%
Attendance
Overall absence3.3% Stronger figure4.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence4.4% Stronger figure9.0% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School · St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom