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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL1 4LGGilnow Primary School
Primary

Gilnow Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL1 4LG www.gilnow.bolton.sch.uk/

Pupils
231
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
231
Pupils · 2024/25
91%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
231
Pupils · 2024/25
91%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/06/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gilnow Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
+17pp
53%41%29%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
56%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
66%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
25%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
231
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
91%
FSM eligible
28%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Gilnow Gardens, Bolton, BL1 4LG
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%72%25%56%9%69%16%66%78%104.0102.0107.021%231
2023/2436%0%57%7%64%11%46%11%71%68%101.0101.0102.023%220
2022/2329%0%36%8%54%4%38%4%67%56%99.098.0101.0+2.30+5.40+2.3024%211
2018/1929%4%36%11%71%18%71%14%79%64%99.0104.0106.0-1.40+3.10+2.6037%236
2017/1848%7%55%7%69%17%62%14%66%69%101.0102.0105.0-0.40+2.20-0.7032%218
2016/1741%7%41%14%83%24%52%7%83%83%98.098.0102.0-3.40+2.60-2.9028%245

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
2024/2523123.021%91%28%5%16%
2023/2422020.323%94%27%4%13%
2022/2321122.024%95%25%7%23%
2021/2220923.226%97%28%7%24%
2020/2120124.327%96%27%
2018/1923622.537%95%35%4%10%
2017/1821826.432%93%38%4%9%
2016/1724522.828%92%40%4%8%

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