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St Catherine's CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Karen Graham

corporate_fareTHE BISHOP FRASER TRUST

location_onBolton, BL6 5SJ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2014

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Students

243

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

1.1x

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St Catherine's CofE Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bolton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.1×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Catherine's CofE Primary School is an academy converter in Bolton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE BISHOP FRASER TRUST. The school has approximately 236 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #72 of 88 primaries in Bolton and #9,905 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2014. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.3:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

62%

LA 63%

Reading69% LA 75%

Writing83% LA 73%

Maths69% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading74% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 76% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading66% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 77% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA 0.3

-2.3 to 2.5

1.1

Write

LA 1.2

-1.2 to 3.4

0.6

Maths

LA 1.1

-1.7 to 2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.2

-3.5 to 1.0

-0.9

Write

LA 1.0

-3.0 to 1.1

0.0

Maths

LA 0.9

-2.0 to 1.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2014-05-14

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-01-28

None EIF

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 236 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	236	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	244	3	1.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	241	3	1.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	243	4	1.6%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	234	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	233	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	234	3	1.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	236	1	0.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	226	2	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	235	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	235	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	229	12	5.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	246	2	0.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	244	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	245	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	244	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 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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St Catherine's CofE Primary School

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

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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

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Teacher Turnover

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The Olive School, Bolton

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