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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL1 2QGGaskell Community Primary School
Primary

Gaskell Community Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL1 2QG https://gaskellprimary.co.uk

Pupils
473
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
473
Pupils · 2024/25
66%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
79%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
473
Pupils · 2024/25
66%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gaskell Community Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
79%
+8pp
79%72%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 79%
RWM higher standard
11%
+4pp
11%8%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
18%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
57%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
473
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
66%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Thomas Holden Street, Bolton, BL1 2QG
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
2024/2579%11%89%21%80%18%89%39%84%93%106.0108.0111.015%473
2023/2471%7%82%18%75%16%88%32%77%91%104.0107.0109.014%467
2022/2365%5%70%18%79%7%81%21%91%82%103.0105.0107.0+0.00+1.60+2.5012%461
2018/1964%4%71%16%82%16%78%29%80%82%103.0105.0108.0+1.60+1.80+1.7014%375
2017/1877%11%84%30%89%20%89%34%91%91%106.0107.0110.0+2.20+2.30+3.1015%386
2016/1766%9%68%18%89%18%89%30%89%86%103.0107.0107.0+0.20+2.80+3.8011%389

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
2024/2547321.415%66%39%4%10%
2023/2446720.414%69%38%4%12%
2022/2346122.212%69%34%6%20%
2021/2245820.112%70%36%6%21%
2020/2144820.815%70%30%
2018/1937522.814%64%40%4%12%
2017/1838624.315%68%42%5%13%
2016/1738923.311%69%45%4%11%

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