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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL1 5EJMarkland Hill Primary School
Primary

Markland Hill Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL1 5EJ www.markland-hill.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
317
cap. 316
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
32%
RWM higher · 2024/25
317
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
32%
RWM higher · 2024/25
317
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 22/10/2014

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Markland Hill Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
77%
+2pp
84%79%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
32%
+14pp
32%25%18%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 32%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
59%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
36%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
43%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
50%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
317
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
5%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Markland Hill, Heaton, Bolton, BL1 5EJ
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
2024/2577%32%89%59%82%36%84%43%86%91%110.0108.0110.010%317
2023/2475%18%89%39%89%34%82%36%86%89%108.0106.0109.011%316
2022/2373%20%80%53%89%33%78%31%87%89%108.0105.0109.0+2.60+3.90+0.1010%314
2018/1984%18%87%42%93%29%91%36%98%91%107.0107.0112.0+0.90+0.80+0.507%317
2017/1878%27%87%47%93%42%87%38%98%93%108.0107.0109.0+2.20+3.20+2.407%316
2016/1778%16%80%31%89%29%98%40%98%96%106.0108.0110.0-0.10+0.60+1.706%318

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
2024/2531719.810%9%5%4%6%
2023/2431622.911%9%6%4%8%
2022/2331421.510%9%5%4%6%
2021/2231624.37%8%6%5%12%
2020/2131422.47%8%8%
2018/1931722.47%10%8%3%4%
2017/1831624.27%9%9%4%7%
2016/1731823.76%10%11%3%4%

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