Bury
Elms Bank
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What the data says
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.50
- Progress 8
- [-1.91, -1.09]
- Confidence interval
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 56 | 1.9 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 54 | 2.2 | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2023/2024 | 52 | 2.3 | -1.50 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/2023 | 27 | 4.0 | -1.28 | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/2022 | 33 | 2.3 | -1.71 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.1 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
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School information
| URN | 146891 |
| Local authority | Bury |
| Region | North West |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Academy special converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-19 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Catherine Dent |
| Trust | OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP |
| Admissions | Not applicable |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | M45 8PJ |
| Pupils | 344 |
| FSM eligible | 49.4% |
Contact and identifiers
Ripon Avenue, Whitefield, Bury, Lancashire, M45 8PJ
www.elmsbank.co.uk1617661597| DfE number | 7011 |
| UKPRN | 10083020 |
| Opened | 1 Apr 2019 |
| GIAS updated | 22 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 17 Oct 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 13 Sept 2023 |
| Publication date | 17 Oct 2023 |