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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL1 3DXBrownlow Fold Primary School
Primary

Brownlow Fold Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL1 3DX http://www.brownlow-fold.bolton.sch.uk/

Pupils
232
cap. 266
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
232
Pupils · 2024/25
74%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
232
Pupils · 2024/25
74%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/01/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Brownlow Fold Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
-5pp
63%58%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
19%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
232
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
74%
FSM eligible
35%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Darley Street, Bolton, BL1 3DX
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
2024/2553%3%67%40%60%3%63%23%77%73%103.0101.0106.023%232
2023/2458%0%74%6%68%3%61%23%77%74%102.0102.0105.018%235
2022/2355%10%74%32%61%10%74%26%81%71%104.0103.0106.0+1.10+0.40+2.1016%242
2018/1955%19%55%23%74%19%68%29%61%71%102.0104.0107.0-0.90+0.00+0.3016%289
2017/1863%3%80%20%70%10%80%30%57%87%105.0106.0109.0-0.40-1.60+1.9016%292
2016/1757%3%67%10%63%13%83%13%77%87%101.0103.0106.0-0.50-0.50+1.7014%279

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
2024/2523223.923%74%35%5%12%
2023/2423523.818%73%40%6%14%
2022/2324222.616%70%42%6%19%
2021/2223522.119%72%39%7%22%
2020/2124824.819%75%33%
2018/1928925.316%75%33%4%9%
2017/1829227.416%71%33%4%10%
2016/1727926.514%79%32%5%10%

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