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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL2 3PSHarwood Meadows Primary School
Primary

Harwood Meadows Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL2 3PS www.harwood-meadows.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
217
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
217
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
217
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Harwood Meadows Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
62%
+3pp
79%69%59%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
0%
-4pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
79%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
41%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
217
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Orchard Gardens, Harwood, Bolton, BL2 3PS
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%0%76%38%79%7%79%14%83%83%107.0105.0108.014%217
2023/2459%4%70%22%81%7%81%19%93%85%103.0103.0105.012%226
2022/2379%7%86%31%83%17%93%21%83%90%107.0106.0108.0+1.50+2.00+1.9016%223
2018/1975%13%78%22%88%19%91%31%84%88%104.0107.0108.0+0.60+2.00+3.6010%238
2017/1865%10%77%32%81%13%81%29%84%74%104.0105.0105.0-1.00-1.50+1.6010%242
2016/1765%6%74%19%87%19%87%29%90%77%104.0106.0105.0-0.20+1.40+2.4010%242

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
2024/2521718.514%6%20%5%15%
2023/2422620.912%3%21%6%17%
2022/2322319.116%4%26%6%15%
2021/2223219.710%3%24%6%18%
2020/2123217.88%4%22%
2018/1923819.710%3%21%3%8%
2017/1824221.210%4%20%4%6%
2016/1724218.110%2%18%4%8%

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