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Edenfield Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Bury · BL0 0HL

Ages 4–11 · 208 pupils · Lancashire

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

81%

Overall absence

3.5%

Admissions demand

1.17 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-04-23

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)81%
Higher standard (RWM)27%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.0%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
2.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
166

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.17 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

35

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
66
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill106%

208 pupils · 197 places

Pupils on roll
208
Boys / girls
96 / 112
School capacity
197
Capacity fill
208 / 197 (106%)
Free school meals
7.2%
FSM pupils
15
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Manchester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Charlotte Garner

Location

Address
Market Street, Edenfield, Ramsbottom
Postcode
BL0 0HL
Town
Bury
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Rossendale
Constituency
Rossendale and Darwen
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Bury, Lancashire, 208 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 7.2%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Manchester.

Open schools in Bury
57
Primary schools in Bury
40
Academies among open schools in Bury
63% (36)
Open schools in BL0
10
Primary in BL0
7
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Bury · BL0 0NA · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand0.88

    0.9 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Rossendale · BB4 4EH · Lancashire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand1.57

    1.3 miles away

  • Community school · Primary

    Rossendale · BB4 4JW · Lancashire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS286%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM5.8%
    • Demand0.79

    1.4 miles away

  • Peel Brow School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bury · BL0 0BJ · Bury

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM43.3%
    • Demand0.88

    1.8 miles away

  • Haslingden Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Rossendale · BB4 4BJ · Lancashire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM41.1%
    • Demand0.98

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Charlotte Garner
Telephone
01706823608

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