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Red Lane Primary School

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

480

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Red Lane Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bolton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Red Lane Primary School is an academy converter in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BASE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 485 pupils on roll, of whom 63% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 88 primaries in Bolton and #5,210 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were 2 permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.3 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

63%

LA 63%

Reading80% LA 75%

Writing68% LA 73%

Maths75% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading72% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading75% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing59% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA 0.3

1.7 to 5.0

1.4

Write

LA 1.2

-0.1 to 3.0

4.1

Maths

LA 1.1

2.6 to 5.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading63% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths72% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA 0.2

-1.0 to 2.3

1.1

Write

LA 1.0

-0.4 to 2.6

2.8

Maths

LA 0.9

1.4 to 4.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 64%

Reading60% LA 73%

Writing60% LA 78%

Maths65% LA 76%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.2

-3.1 to 0.1

-2.4

Write

LA 0.7

-3.9 to -0.9

-0.5

Maths

LA 0.7

-1.9 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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08 October 2020

Inspection Report

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09 July 2019

Inspection Report

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04 August 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-05-07

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2019-07-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-03-11

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

3.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.1%(10 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 485 pupils. During this period, there were 15 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.1%, which is above 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)	485	15	3.1%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	482	7	1.5%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	499	11	2.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	492	15	3.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	486	24	4.9%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	494	16	3.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	480	7	1.5%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	484	5	1.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	510	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	504	3	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	488	4	0.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	526	5	1.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	513	2	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	490	6	1.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	502	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	502	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	476	6	1.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	501	5	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	496	2	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	490	13	2.7%	0.5%	2
2017/18 (Summer term)	520	8	1.5%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	502	8	1.6%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	478	5	1.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	525	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	512	3	0.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	484	2	0.4%	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 114 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils