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St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

360

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell is a Voluntary aided 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 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell is a voluntary aided school in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 365 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #82 of 88 primaries in Bolton and #11,561 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 63%

Reading71% LA 75%

Writing57% LA 73%

Maths71% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading67% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing49% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading59% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA 0.3

-3.9 to 0.1

0.4

Write

LA 1.2

-1.5 to 2.3

0.0

Maths

LA 1.1

-1.9 to 1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading60% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.6

Read

LA 0.2

-3.6 to 0.5

-0.1

Write

LA 1.0

-2.0 to 1.7

-0.2

Maths

LA 0.9

-2.0 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 64%

Reading71% LA 73%

Writing73% LA 78%

Maths71% LA 76%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA 0.2

-2.2 to 1.6

-0.9

Write

LA 0.7

-2.7 to 0.9

-0.2

Maths

LA 0.7

-2 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 November 2021

Inspection Report

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19 November 2020

Inspection Report

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30 June 2016

Inspection Report

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12 June 2014

Inspection Report

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05 March 2014

Inspection Report

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21 September 2010

Inspection Report

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24 September 2007

Inspection Report

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06 May 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-06-30

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2014-03-05

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 365 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)	365	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	359	4	1.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	371	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	369	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	356	3	0.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	365	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	360	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	353	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	368	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	360	1	0.3%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	347	4	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	355	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	346	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	330	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	352	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	352	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	349	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	370	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	373	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	352	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	369	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	356	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	351	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	368	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	362	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	332	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 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils