Elms Bank
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy special converter
Bury · M45 8PJ · Bury
Ages 11–19
- Att82.3
- P8-1.5
- EM5+0%
- Absence11.5%
0.0 miles away
ClosedURN 105378
Elms Bank Specialist Arts College
Community special school · Bury · M45 8PJ
Ages 11–19 · 219 pupils · Bury
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (17 Jan 2019).
Capacity fill109%
219 pupils · 201 places
- Pupils on roll
- 219
- Boys / girls
- 151 / 68
- School capacity
- 201
- Capacity fill
- 219 / 201 (109%)
- Free school meals
- 32.9%
- FSM pupils
- 53
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Parkinson
Location
- Address
- Ripon Avenue, Whitefield
- Postcode
- M45 8PJ
- Town
- Bury
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Bury
- District
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Urban/rural
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 11–19, in Bury, Bury, 219 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 32.9%. SEN provision includes: VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment….
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Academy converter · Primary
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Ages 3–11
- FSM4.2%
0.1 miles away
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand
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Ages 3–11
- KS263%
- Absence5.2%
- FSM17.1%
- Demand1.00
0.1 miles away
Sunny Bank Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bury · BL9 8EQ · Bury
Ages 5–11
- KS288%
- Absence5.0%
- FSM6.5%
- Demand1.27
0.4 miles away
Unsworth Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Bury · BL9 8LY · Bury
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM14.3%
- Demand1.12
0.4 miles away
Ribble Drive Community Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Manchester · M45 8TD · Bury
Ages 4–11
- FSM55.0%
0.5 miles away
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School
Ofsted: Expected standardVoluntary aided school · Primary
Bury · BL9 8JT · Bury
Ages 3–11
- KS258%
- Absence7.0%
- FSM21.2%
- Demand1.00
0.6 miles away
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Manchester · M45 8NJ · Bury
Ages 3–11
- KS254%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM26.1%
- Demand0.96
0.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Parkinson