Edenfield Church of England Primary School

Edenfield Church of England Primary School is a very happy, high-performing primary where pupils flourish academically and socially. Inspectors found all key judgements outstanding: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school’s values of respect and joy are visible in exceptionally positive relationships, exemplary behaviour and pupils’ pride in learning. The curriculum is ambitious from early years and helps pupils connect knowledge across subjects, while pupils with SEND are identified early and achieve very well. Reading is central to the school’s work, with strong phonics teaching and exemplary support for pupils who struggle. Pupils benefit from an impressive personal development offer, rich enrichment and meaningful responsibilities. Governance and staff culture are strong, and safeguarding is effective. This was a graded section 5 inspection, and under current arrangements no overall effectiveness grade is given. The previous inspection grade was Good, and the report identifies no areas for improvement.

Strengths

• Core values of respect and joy shape exceptionally positive relationships and behaviour.
• An ambitious curriculum from early years builds deep, connected knowledge across subjects.
• Pupils with SEND are identified early and access the same exceptional curriculum, achieving very well.
• Expert phonics teaching helps children become fluent readers quickly, with exemplary catch-up support.
• Pupils’ behaviour and attitudes to learning are exemplary, and they support and role-model for each other.
• Personal development is impressive, teaching safety, diversity and inclusion so pupils feel they can be themselves.
• Rich enrichment and responsibility opportunities include clubs, choir, competitions and pupil leadership roles.
• Governance is knowledgeable and effective in challenging and supporting leaders.
• Leaders consider staff workload and wellbeing, fostering a strong culture of learning.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Edenfield Church of England Primary School attended 97.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.5% of pupils at Edenfield Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Edenfield Church of England Primary School had 24.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.5% of pupils at Edenfield Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Edenfield Church of England Primary School received £5,901 and spent £5,947 for each of its 208 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £27,000 (£129 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Edenfield Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Edenfield Church of England Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Edenfield Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Edenfield Church of England Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Edenfield Church of England Primary School have?

Edenfield Church of England Primary School has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does Edenfield Church of England Primary School cover?

Edenfield Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Edenfield Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Edenfield Church of England Primary School?

Edenfield Church of England Primary School is at Market Street, Edenfield, Ramsbottom, Bury, Lancashire, BL0 0HL.