Ofsted inspection · 26/03/2024
Overview of Blackrod Primary School · Primary · Bolton
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 78% | 17% | 89% | 43% | 80% | 24% | 93% | 41% | 98% | 89% | 109.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 | — | — | — | 10% | 312 |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 13% | 95% | 48% | 88% | 13% | 90% | 30% | 98% | 95% | 110.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 | — | — | — | 10% | 312 |
| 2022/23 | 79% | 17% | 90% | 31% | 81% | 35% | 90% | 31% | 96% | 85% | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | +0.80 | +1.30 | -0.10 | 8% | 315 |
| 2018/19 | 94% | 13% | 100% | 41% | 94% | 31% | 97% | 25% | 100% | 84% | 109.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | +3.20 | +1.60 | +0.90 | 7% | 265 |
| 2017/18 | 83% | 7% | 93% | 27% | 90% | 23% | 90% | 30% | 97% | 80% | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | +0.20 | +0.30 | +1.40 | 7% | 242 |
| 2016/17 | 77% | 10% | 90% | 37% | 90% | 23% | 97% | 37% | 100% | 97% | 108.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | +1.50 | +0.40 | +1.30 | 9% | 229 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 312 | 22.7 | 10% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 4% |
| 2023/24 | 312 | 20.0 | 10% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 6% |
| 2022/23 | 315 | 21.6 | 8% | 3% | 8% | 3% | 4% |
| 2021/22 | 304 | 22.4 | 9% | 2% | 8% | 4% | 7% |
| 2020/21 | 293 | 23.6 | 6% | 2% | 8% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 265 | 23.0 | 7% | 2% | 8% | 3% | 4% |
| 2017/18 | 242 | 23.3 | 7% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 4% |
| 2016/17 | 229 | 22.5 | 9% | 0% | 7% | 3% | 3% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.