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St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge

Newnham Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 8QA

Local ranking11th of 92 primary schools in Bolton
Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 22 October 2024 — 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
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
79.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
12.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
82.0%
Writing (Expected)
85.0%
Maths (Expected)
85.0%
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
106.0
Cohort Size
33

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
264
Boys
108 (43%)
Girls
143 (57%)
Capacity
210 (120% full)
SEND
12.5%
FSM Eligible
30.8%
EAL
63.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.3%
SEN Support
7.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
14.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,438/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
9.1% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

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

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • Asian Indian: 42.0%
  • Asian Pakistani: 15.7%
  • Black African: 15.7%
  • White British: 12.2%
  • Asian Other: 5.3%
  • Other: 2.3%
  • White Other: 1.9%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 1.5%

42.0%

Asian Indian

15.7%

Asian Pakistani

15.7%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
138851
UKPRN
10039033
Establishment No.
3009
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