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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL2 2JTCastle Hill Primary School
Primary

Castle Hill Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL2 2JT www.castle-hill.bolton.sch.uk/

Pupils
230
cap. 262
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
230
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Castle Hill Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+4pp
71%54%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
230
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
57%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
Castle Hill Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton, BL2 2JT
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
2024/2567%0%83%27%70%10%87%13%83%80%104.0106.0105.015%230
2023/2463%7%77%23%63%7%74%19%70%74%104.0104.0105.016%230
2022/2371%4%82%25%71%14%89%18%75%82%105.0106.0103.0+2.60+2.90+4.7018%218
2018/1940%3%43%7%73%17%63%3%73%53%98.0100.099.0-2.30+2.30-1.4031%229
2017/1837%0%40%7%73%20%70%0%67%50%98.0100.0100.0-4.70+0.60-2.6036%229
2016/1736%4%64%21%43%11%68%18%64%68%103.0101.0102.0+1.30-2.00-1.1042%224

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
2024/2523020.415%26%57%7%25%
2023/2423018.916%21%58%6%21%
2022/2321817.918%16%64%8%31%
2021/2222117.915%14%71%9%34%
2020/2122419.226%15%66%
2018/1922919.131%15%66%5%14%
2017/1822921.336%13%66%6%17%
2016/1722421.342%13%66%6%23%

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