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Spindle Point Primary School

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personMiss Jennifer Bingham

location_onBolton, BL4 8SE

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

230

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Expected Standard

74%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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Spindle Point Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bolton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Spindle Point Primary School is a community school in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 233 pupils on roll, of whom 10% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 74% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 23% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #52 of 88 primaries in Bolton and #6,228 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 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

74%

LA 63%

Reading81% LA 75%

Writing84% LA 73%

Maths84% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing90% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths93% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading90% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths93% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.3

-3.9 to 0.8

0.6

Write

LA 1.2

-1.6 to 2.8

3.1

Maths

LA 1.1

0.9 to 5.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading70% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.2

Read

LA 0.2

-4.5 to 0.1

-0.3

Write

LA 1.0

-2.4 to 1.8

0.1

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.9 to 2.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 64%

Reading76% LA 73%

Writing90% LA 78%

Maths79% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.2

-2.1 to 2.3

1.4

Write

LA 0.7

-0.7 to 3.5

0.4

Maths

LA 0.7

-1.6 to 2.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 January 2022

Inspection Report

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07 February 2017

Inspection Report

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12 June 2013

Inspection Report

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10 October 2011

Inspection Report

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22 June 2010

Inspection Report

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11 September 2006

Inspection Report

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27 January 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-02-07

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-12

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 233 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	233	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	223	2	0.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	235	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	236	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	230	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	234	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	230	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	230	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	227	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	233	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	228	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	232	3	1.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	236	1	0.4%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	237	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	227	5	2.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	243	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	242	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	239	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	248	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	238	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 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 8 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

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Spindle Point Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Bolton

The Olive School, Bolton

St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

The Valley Community Primary School

St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School

Kearsley West Primary School