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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL3 1NGMasefield Primary School
Primary

Masefield Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL3 1NG www.masefield.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
257
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
257
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
257
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/07/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio28.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Masefield Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
84%
-3pp
87%82%77%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
22%
+1pp
22%14%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 22%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
95%
Reading higher standard
51%
Writing expected standard
92%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
89%
Maths higher standard
54%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
92%
SPAG higher standard
57%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
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
257
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Masefield Road, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1NG
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
2024/2584%22%95%51%92%24%89%54%95%92%109.0109.0110.024%257
2023/2487%21%97%53%87%26%89%53%92%84%110.0109.0110.017%263
2022/2383%10%95%50%85%20%93%25%85%93%109.0106.0109.0+5.20+3.50+3.4021%260
2018/1981%12%90%26%81%17%90%48%83%88%106.0108.0110.0+3.90+2.20+5.4015%294
2017/1877%5%87%18%85%18%90%26%79%95%105.0106.0108.0+1.60+1.60+3.60292
2016/1768%11%74%16%84%18%87%32%84%84%102.0105.0107.0-1.00+1.30+2.0012%306

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
2024/2525728.024%4%24%5%8%
2023/2426325.817%3%22%5%11%
2022/2326024.021%2%23%5%11%
2021/2226623.824%2%24%6%15%
2020/2127822.020%1%24%
2018/1929422.515%2%25%4%10%
2017/1824.74%7%
2016/1730623.712%3%28%4%9%

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