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Clarendon Primary School

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personMrs Vicky Chatterjee

location_onBolton, BL3 6SN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

456

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Clarendon Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bolton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Clarendon Primary School is a community school in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 471 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 24% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #49 of 88 primaries in Bolton and #5,777 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%

Reading80% LA 75%

Writing71% LA 73%

Maths80% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading68% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading59% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.3

-2.9 to 0.4

0.3

Write

LA 1.2

-1.3 to 1.9

0.0

Maths

LA 1.1

-1.6 to 1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading56% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths51% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.2

-1.3 to 2.0

3.2

Write

LA 1.0

1.7 to 4.7

-0.9

Maths

LA 0.9

-2.4 to 0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 64%

Reading73% LA 73%

Writing85% LA 78%

Maths69% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA 0.2

-1.2 to 1.8

4.4

Write

LA 0.7

2.9 to 5.9

-0.1

Maths

LA 0.7

-1.5 to 1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 March 2025

Inspection Report

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12 February 2020

Inspection Report

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01 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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12 May 2011

Inspection Report

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10 July 2009

Inspection Report

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03 April 2008

Inspection Report

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18 October 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-01

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-05-12

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 471 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	471	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	461	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	488	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	472	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	453	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	471	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	456	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	442	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	465	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	452	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	441	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	479	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	463	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	444	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	481	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	481	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	469	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	484	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	472	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	456	4	0.9%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	497	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	480	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	478	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	490	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	489	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	484	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 41 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils