Peel Brow School
Academy converter in Bury, Bury.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 94 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 43.30% |
| Trust or sponsor | VISION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Bury |
| Address | Fir Street, Ramsbottom, Bury, Lancashire, BL0 0BJ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.peelbrowschool.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01706823204 |
| URN | 148867 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 31 March 2026, published 18 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 November 2023, published 18 January 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 10 June 2021, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Ramsbottom (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Emmanuel Holcombe Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Ramsbottom Stubbins Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Hazlehurst Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- Summerseat Methodist Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Holcombe Brook Primary School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Edenfield Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 3.0 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.