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St John CofE Primary School, Kearsley

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

personMrs Suzanne Howard

location_onBolton, BL4 8AP

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

161

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

0.3x

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St John CofE Primary School, Kearsley is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bolton, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 62% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St John CofE Primary School, Kearsley is a voluntary aided school in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 161 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #63 of 99 primaries in Bolton and #7,834 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 0.3× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 35.3%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 63%

Reading63% LA 75%

Writing63% LA 73%

Maths71% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading84% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing68% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.3

-2.6 to 2.9

-0.3

Write

LA 1.2

-2.9 to 2.4

0.2

Maths

LA 1.1

-2.4 to 2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

26%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading37% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths52% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.8

Read

LA 0.2

-8.2 to -3.4

-0.2

Write

LA 1.0

-2.4 to 2.1

-3.7

Maths

LA 0.9

-5.8 to -1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 64%

Reading63% LA 73%

Writing73% LA 78%

Maths40% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA 0.2

-4.3 to 0.1

-0.5

Write

LA 0.7

-2.6 to 1.6

-5.8

Maths

LA 0.7

-7.8 to -3.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 October 2024

Inspection Report

29 June 2022

Inspection Report

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31 January 2017

Inspection Report

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05 June 2013

Inspection Report

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16 March 2011

Inspection Report

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24 November 2010

Inspection Report

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09 June 2010

Inspection Report

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18 March 2010

Inspection Report

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29 September 2009

Inspection Report

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05 March 2009

Inspection Report

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17 June 2008

Inspection Report

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25 April 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-06-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-01-31

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-06-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-16

None EIF

Requires improvement

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

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.7%(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 181 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, 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)	181	3	1.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	173	4	2.3%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	151	3	2.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	171	3	1.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	161	2	1.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	162	2	1.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	174	3	1.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	173	2	1.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	163	3	1.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	175	6	3.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	175	10	5.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	172	9	5.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	192	4	2.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	186	5	2.7%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	193	2	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	195	3	1.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	194	9	4.6%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	207	12	5.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	208	11	5.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	204	12	5.9%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	200	8	4.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	202	2	1.0%	0.5%	1