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Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School

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personMr David Gerrard

location_onBolton, BL2 5SQ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

260

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Bolton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 62% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Bolton, Bury, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 253 pupils on roll, of whom 17% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #42 of 51 primaries in Bury and #11,239 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 25.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 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

58%

LA 63%

Reading81% LA 76%

Writing61% LA 73%

Maths86% LA 76%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading81% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA 0.2

-5.5 to -1.3

-3.8

Write

LA 0.3

-5.8 to -1.7

-2.4

Maths

LA 0.3

-4.4 to -0.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading80% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA 1.0

-0.6 to 3.5

1.1

Write

LA 0.0

-0.8 to 3.0

1.8

Maths

LA 0.6

0.0 to 3.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

88%

LA 64%

Reading91% LA 76%

Writing94% LA 77%

Maths100% LA 76%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 1.0

0.3 to 4.5

0.6

Write

LA 0.0

-1.4 to 2.6

Maths

LA 0.5

2.1 to 5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 January 2022

Inspection Report

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04 October 2016

Inspection Report

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02 February 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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09 October 2006

Inspection Report

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09 July 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-10-04

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-02-02

None Legacy

Good

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

1.6%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.6%(4 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 253 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	253	4	1.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	248	2	0.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	252	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	250	1	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	247	1	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	266	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	260	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	256	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	266	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	267	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	265	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	268	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	268	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	268	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	269	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	269	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	268	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	268	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	264	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	263	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	264	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	268	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	277	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	271	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	266	0	0.0%	0.5%

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 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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