Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #65 in Bolton public Top 76% UK

Gilnow Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Kate Hesketh

location_onBolton, BL1 4LG

language Visit Website phone 1204333724

verified

Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

groups

Students

211

school

Expected Standard

53%

local_fire_department

Demand Ratio

0.6x

summarize

Gilnow Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bolton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 76% of primary schools nationally.

article

School Summary

Gilnow Primary School is a community school in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 231 pupils on roll, of whom 28% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #65 of 88 primaries in Bolton and #8,867 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.6× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. 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.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

school

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 63%

Reading72% LA 75%

Writing56% LA 73%

Maths69% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading57% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths46% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading36% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing54% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths38% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA 0.3

-0.4 to 5.1

5.4

Write

LA 1.2

2.8 to 8.1

2.3

Maths

LA 1.1

-0.3 to 4.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading36% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.2

-4.2 to 1.4

3.1

Write

LA 1.0

0.7 to 5.5

2.6

Maths

LA 0.9

0.1 to 5.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 64%

Reading55% LA 73%

Writing69% LA 78%

Maths62% LA 76%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.2

-2.7 to 1.9

2.2

Write

LA 0.7

0 to 4.4

-0.7

Maths

LA 0.7

-2.8 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 June 2022

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

19 January 2017

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

01 November 2012

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

10 November 2010

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

05 May 2010

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

05 October 2009

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

24 January 2007

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

18 June 2001

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-01-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-11-01

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-11-10

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

gavel

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 231 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%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	232	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	220	2	0.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	223	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	213	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	201	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	219	2	0.9%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	217	4	1.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	241	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	236	4	1.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	230	6	2.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	226	7	3.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	218	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	226	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	241	3	1.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	245	5	2.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	242	2	0.8%	0.5%	0

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

accessibility_new

psychology_alt

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 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils