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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL4 0NSCherry Tree Primary School
Primary

Cherry Tree Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL4 0NS www.cherry-tree.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
406
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
406
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
44%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
406
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
27%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 07/12/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Cherry Tree Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
44%
-8pp
54%46%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 44%
RWM higher standard
2%
-1pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
53%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
47%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
47%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
56%
SPAG expected standard
40%
SPAG higher standard
12%
Reading scaled score
100.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
406
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
52%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
27%

Contact

Address
Highfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0NS
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
2024/2544%2%53%14%47%4%47%18%56%40%100.099.098.024%406
2023/2452%3%75%25%63%7%65%12%68%62%104.0102.0102.024%401
2022/2338%2%62%15%57%10%49%7%69%52%102.099.099.0-0.90+0.00-3.4025%406
2018/1938%0%52%5%67%10%68%10%67%53%99.0102.0100.0-2.60+0.00-0.5020%402
2017/1854%9%63%19%67%9%68%19%68%61%102.0102.0101.0+0.00+0.30+1.6019%410
2016/1730%2%43%12%72%17%38%3%65%50%98.098.099.0-3.60+1.70-3.6020%419

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
2024/2540619.724%14%52%8%27%
2023/2440121.624%15%52%8%30%
2022/2340622.325%14%54%8%30%
2021/2239719.625%16%49%8%30%
2020/2139820.925%14%45%
2018/1940223.120%11%43%6%17%
2017/1841021.119%11%44%6%19%
2016/1741919.720%10%43%5%17%

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