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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL6 5DEBlackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Primary

Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL6 5DE www.blackrodchurchschool.com

Pupils
256
cap. 266
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
256
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
256
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio27.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England/Methodist
StatusOpen

Overview of Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
56%
-15pp
73%65%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
9%
-1pp
21%14%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
256
Pupil : teacher ratio
27.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Vicarage Road West, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5DE
Local authority
Bolton
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2556%9%66%19%81%13%75%22%88%81%103.0104.0107.028%256
2023/2471%10%81%29%77%16%81%13%87%84%106.0105.0107.022%238
2022/2365%6%79%15%74%29%82%18%91%85%105.0105.0108.0-0.60+1.70+0.5022%244
2018/1965%9%68%18%88%18%85%21%88%85%103.0106.0109.0-1.00+1.00+1.7015%255
2017/1873%21%79%39%79%36%91%30%85%82%107.0106.0108.0+3.50+3.10+3.1013%262
2016/1755%0%61%13%71%8%71%5%68%76%102.0103.0106.0-1.50-1.00-1.1012%258

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2525628.428%2%23%5%12%
2023/2423826.422%1%22%6%12%
2022/2324425.422%1%24%7%12%
2021/2225222.615%1%23%6%19%
2020/2125824.616%1%20%
2018/1925522.615%1%23%4%4%
2017/1826222.213%1%20%4%10%
2016/1725821.012%1%21%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.