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Washacre Primary School

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location_onBolton, BL5 2NJ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2020

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Students

159

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Expected Standard

40%

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Demand Ratio

0.5x

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Washacre Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bolton, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 88% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Washacre Primary School is a community school in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 159 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 40% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #92 of 99 primaries in Bolton and #13,003 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2020. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.5× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 9.6%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.0 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

40%

LA 63%

Reading60% LA 75%

Writing53% LA 73%

Maths57% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading76% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths76% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading68% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.2

Read

LA 0.3

-5.7 to -0.6

-1.4

Write

LA 1.2

-3.9 to 1.0

-1.6

Maths

LA 1.1

-4.0 to 0.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading69% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.2

-1.4 to 3.6

2.8

Write

LA 1.0

0.5 to 5.1

3.1

Maths

LA 0.9

0.9 to 5.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 64%

Reading43% LA 73%

Writing57% LA 78%

Maths57% LA 76%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.2

-2.7 to 2.9

-0.3

Write

LA 0.7

-2.9 to 2.3

-0.9

Maths

LA 0.7

-3.4 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 September 2024

Inspection Report

21 January 2020

Inspection Report

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28 September 2017

Inspection Report

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25 February 2014

Inspection Report

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19 November 2013

Inspection Report

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10 July 2013

Inspection Report

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21 January 2013

Inspection Report

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01 November 2012

Inspection Report

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01 February 2011

Inspection Report

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19 September 2007

Inspection Report

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22 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2020-01-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-09-28

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2014-02-25

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

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

2.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(3 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 171 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	171	5	2.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	166	8	4.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	171	2	1.2%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	166	3	1.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	159	1	0.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	151	2	1.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	174	2	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	167	2	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	164	3	1.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	196	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	189	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	215	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	210	2	1.0%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	192	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%	0