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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL4 9BZKearsley West Primary School
Primary

Kearsley West Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL4 9BZ www.kearsleywest.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
241
cap. 262
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
241
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
241
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/06/2019

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 Kearsley West Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
81%
+26pp
81%68%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
3%
0pp
13%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
90%
Reading higher standard
10%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
29%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
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
241
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Primrose Street, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 9BZ
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
2024/2581%3%90%10%81%6%87%29%87%90%105.0107.0108.036%241
2023/2455%3%61%21%64%18%67%18%85%55%103.0102.0101.026%244
2022/2360%3%70%20%70%20%70%33%87%73%104.0104.0105.0+0.00+2.10+1.5028%220
2018/1967%7%73%20%77%20%73%7%80%83%103.0103.0107.0-1.00+0.30-1.6026%226
2017/1860%13%80%20%73%17%80%20%87%83%104.0104.0106.0+1.10+0.40+1.4021%230
2016/1758%6%65%13%68%19%77%23%81%65%102.0105.0105.0+3.40+5.00+5.1019%233

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
2024/2524122.536%22%31%6%19%
2023/2424424.926%18%34%6%17%
2022/2322018.928%14%36%5%15%
2021/2223321.623%12%40%6%14%
2020/2122819.123%13%32%
2018/1922622.826%10%35%4%10%
2017/1823020.621%6%43%5%16%
2016/1723317.219%6%42%5%15%

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