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Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School

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personMrs Angela Worthington

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

243

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bolton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 32% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 243 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #18 of 99 primaries in Bolton and #1,944 of 15,231 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 26.8%.

In the 2023/24 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

70%

LA 63%

Reading73% LA 75%

Writing80% LA 73%

Maths83% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading76% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing86% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths69% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading74% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.3

-4.1 to 0.6

2.2

Write

LA 1.2

0.0 to 4.5

-0.8

Maths

LA 1.1

-2.9 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading66% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.2

-1.9 to 2.8

0.5

Write

LA 1.0

-1.7 to 2.6

-0.6

Maths

LA 0.9

-2.7 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 64%

Reading57% LA 73%

Writing64% LA 78%

Maths46% LA 76%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.2

-3.7 to 0.7

-3

Write

LA 0.7

-5.1 to -0.9

-3.6

Maths

LA 0.7

-5.6 to -1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 December 2024

Inspection Report

07 December 2021

Inspection Report

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20 September 2016

Inspection Report

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14 November 2014

Inspection Report

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10 September 2014

Inspection Report

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07 April 2014

Inspection Report

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17 April 2013

Inspection Report

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31 January 2013

Inspection Report

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02 March 2011

Inspection Report

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07 May 2008

Inspection Report

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12 January 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-20

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-09-10

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)

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 251 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.
2023/24 (Summer term)	251	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	245	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	243	2	0.8%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	240	4	1.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	252	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	242	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	232	4	1.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	251	3	1.2%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	243	3	1.2%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	234	6	2.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	230	1	0.4%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	226	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	223	4	1.8%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	221	1	0.5%	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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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Bolton

The Olive School, Bolton

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Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

The Valley Community Primary School

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