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Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2024

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Students

601

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton is a Academy converter primary school in Bolton, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton is an academy converter in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 607 pupils on roll, of whom 42% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #50 of 88 primaries in Bolton and #5,829 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 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

62%

LA 63%

Reading70% LA 75%

Writing72% LA 73%

Maths85% LA 75%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading65% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing74% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths79% 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

53%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading65% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.3

0.0 to 3.1

1.5

Write

LA 1.2

0.0 to 3.0

2.4

Maths

LA 1.1

1.0 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading75% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.1

Read

LA 0.2

-2.7 to 0.5

-1.6

Write

LA 1.0

-3.1 to -0.2

0.6

Maths

LA 0.9

-0.8 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 64%

Reading69% LA 73%

Writing84% LA 78%

Maths76% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA 0.2

-4.5 to -1.3

-1.8

Write

LA 0.7

-3.3 to -0.3

-2

Maths

LA 0.7

-3.4 to -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 March 2024

Inspection Report

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10 November 2021

Inspection Report

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19 November 2020

Inspection Report

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26 January 2016

Inspection Report

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02 November 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2024-03-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-01-26

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2012-01-30

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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 607 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
2024/25 (Spring term)	607	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	600	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	584	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	560	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	550	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	602	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	601	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	609	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	636	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	618	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	612	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	623	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	600	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	570	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	474	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	474	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	468	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	470	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	480	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	478	2	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	481	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	485	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	485	3	0.6%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	484	4	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	488	3	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	480	5	1.0%	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 33 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils