St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bury
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bury Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bury for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Bury has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 38 of the 56 other Bury primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 20 first-choice applications for 23 Reception offers in 2026; 4 of the 34 applications (12%) came from families living outside Bury, and 3 offers went to them.
- Free school meal eligibility is 14.5%, against a middle figure of 7.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bury.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bury schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Queen Street, Ramsbottom, St Joseph's RC Primary, Queen Street, Bury, BL0 9JJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Bury
- Pupils on roll
- 193 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 65% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 20 first-preference applications, 23 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bury.
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Hazlehurst Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Peel Brow School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Holcombe Brook Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Greenmount Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Holly Mount Roman Catholic Primary School, Bury 1.8 mi Good Last distance published