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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL2 4EFHardy Mill Primary School
Primary

Hardy Mill Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL2 4EF www.hardymill.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
319
cap. 356
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
319
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
69%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
319
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 10/07/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Hardy Mill Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
69%
+16pp
75%64%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
RWM higher standard
9%
+4pp
14%10%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
11%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
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
319
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Hardy Mill Road, Harwood, Bolton, BL2 4EF
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
2024/2569%9%87%38%76%11%80%22%84%76%107.0105.0107.09%319
2023/2453%5%73%20%68%10%65%23%85%80%105.0103.0106.08%320
2022/2370%11%82%39%80%16%77%27%80%89%107.0105.0108.0-0.10-1.10-1.106%333
2018/1975%14%80%32%89%25%86%34%89%91%106.0106.0108.0+1.40+1.20+0.906%345
2017/1870%9%80%22%80%24%83%24%93%85%105.0105.0108.0+0.10+0.40+0.406%349
2016/1766%7%73%30%73%7%80%25%98%84%105.0104.0105.0+0.60-4.00-0.107%352

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
2024/2531921.89%3%10%4%7%
2023/2432020.08%2%12%5%9%
2022/2333319.46%2%11%4%8%
2021/2234021.56%3%14%5%12%
2020/2134123.94%4%12%
2018/1934522.16%3%8%3%4%
2017/1834924.26%3%11%3%4%
2016/1735223.67%3%12%3%2%

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