Elms Bank

State-Funded School

elms-bank-bury-north-west

North WestRegion

BuryLocal Authority

Bury SouthConstituency

M45 8PJPostcode

6.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Elms Bank is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Bury, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 364 pupils. Elms Bank is part of OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 2.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.06

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

20%

Pupils

364

Total Pupils

69%Boys

31%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

53%

England average

27%

First language not English

21%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 364
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Oct 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
18 Nov 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.