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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL1 5RUChurch Road Primary School
Primary

Church Road Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL1 5RU church-road.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
454
cap. 455
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
454
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
454
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Church Road Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
+1pp
69%63%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
10%
+7pp
11%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
72%
SPAG higher standard
21%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
454
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Captains Clough Road, Bolton, BL1 5RU
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
2024/2562%10%84%34%78%21%76%19%95%72%106.0104.0104.023%454
2023/2461%3%85%18%68%18%84%15%89%76%104.0104.0105.021%458
2022/2368%11%82%31%74%16%85%24%89%79%106.0105.0105.0-0.30+0.60+0.3021%460
2018/1969%8%81%25%71%17%79%27%79%81%104.0105.0109.0+1.50+0.60+1.2017%439
2017/1857%8%68%23%85%23%70%11%81%85%103.0102.0106.0-1.40+1.30-2.7016%427
2016/1749%5%62%16%71%22%64%9%69%73%102.0101.0105.0+0.90+2.70-0.5017%446

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
2024/2545422.023%24%26%6%17%
2023/2445823.721%22%28%6%16%
2022/2346024.121%18%27%7%21%
2021/2245224.821%19%30%7%23%
2020/2143322.520%17%31%
2018/1943923.317%17%32%4%10%
2017/1842723.116%17%33%5%17%
2016/1744622.417%18%38%5%16%

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