Johnson Fold Community Primary School | Primary in Bolton | Ofsted & DfE

35%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

229

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

35%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

229

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

35%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

229

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

23%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 12/11/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBolton

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

Overview of Johnson Fold Community Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

35%

-6pp

57%46%35%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 35%

RWM higher standard

-3pp

6%3%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

61%

Reading higher standard

Writing expected standard

42%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

55%

Maths higher standard

13%

Science expected standard

58%

SPAG expected standard

45%

SPAG higher standard

16%

Reading scaled score

102.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

101.0

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

229

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

57%

SEN

27%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

23%

Contact

Address

Worston Avenue, Johnson Fold, Bolton, BL1 5UG

Local authority

Bolton

Website

http://www.johnsonfold.bolton.sch.uk

Telephone

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	35%	0%	61%	6%	42%	0%	55%	13%	58%	45%	102.0	102.0	101.0	—	—	—	27%	229
2023/24	41%	3%	52%	17%	48%	7%	52%	10%	66%	45%	103.0	102.0	101.0	—	—	—	22%	229
2022/23	42%	6%	68%	10%	55%	13%	55%	6%	74%	65%	102.0	101.0	101.0	-1.80	-2.40	-0.90	22%	248
2018/19	57%	3%	67%	13%	80%	17%	73%	37%	83%	80%	103.0	105.0	106.0	+1.50	+2.70	+3.10	19%	259
2017/18	50%	3%	60%	10%	83%	10%	73%	17%	77%	77%	101.0	103.0	103.0	+1.50	+4.90	+4.40	18%	263
2016/17	68%	3%	77%	13%	77%	19%	81%	39%	84%	81%	103.0	107.0	107.0	+4.00	+5.40	+7.90	18%	252

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	229	17.8	27%	11%	57%	6%	23%
2023/24	229	18.2	22%	14%	59%	6%	17%
2022/23	248	18.8	22%	12%	62%	6%	20%
2021/22	241	17.2	24%	11%	63%	7%	26%
2020/21	241	18.8	24%	8%	54%	—	—
2018/19	259	18.2	19%	8%	62%	5%	15%
2017/18	263	17.7	18%	8%	65%	6%	20%
2016/17	252	18.0	18%	9%	60%	6%	18%