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St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School

The Fairways, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3NZ

Local ranking56th of 92 primary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 13 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
63.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
78.0%
Writing (Expected)
72.0%
Maths (Expected)
81.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
88.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
109.0
Cohort Size
32

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
212
Boys
92 (44%)
Girls
118 (56%)
Capacity
210 (100% full)
SEND
9.9%
FSM Eligible
12.7%
EAL
6.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.4%
SEN Support
7.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
10.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,037/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
3.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
5.9% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 86.8%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 2.8%
  • Asian Chinese: 2.4%
  • Black African: 1.9%
  • Asian Indian: 1.4%
  • White Other: 0.9%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%

86.8%

White British

2.8%

Mixed White & Black African

2.4%

Asian Chinese

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
105237
UKPRN
10071398
Establishment No.
3349

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