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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL3 4BGBrandwood Primary School
Primary

Brandwood Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL3 4BG www.brandwoodprimaryschool.com/

Pupils
465
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
465
Pupils · 2024/25
88%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
465
Pupils · 2024/25
88%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Brandwood Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
0pp
62%55%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
8%
0pp
10%8%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
39%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
465
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
88%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Brandwood Street, Bolton, BL3 4BG
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%8%68%34%68%12%69%20%83%83%107.0105.0109.017%465
2023/2456%8%71%29%71%12%68%22%83%85%105.0104.0107.019%476
2022/2362%10%73%30%71%19%78%24%81%89%105.0105.0107.0+2.50+2.90+3.0019%460
2018/1947%5%55%14%71%10%59%14%78%78%101.0101.0105.0+2.00+3.00+1.9028%471
2017/1860%7%74%19%71%14%67%17%72%69%104.0103.0106.0+3.30+2.50+2.5021%473
2016/1770%7%82%14%75%12%82%23%82%88%103.0105.0108.0+1.50+1.80+3.2021%471

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
2024/2546523.317%88%44%5%11%
2023/2447620.319%85%42%5%10%
2022/2346019.719%85%44%5%16%
2021/2245321.122%87%43%4%10%
2020/2146622.421%88%38%
2018/1947121.628%81%41%3%9%
2017/1847322.921%79%41%3%7%
2016/1747125.421%80%42%3%7%

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