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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL2 2RHMoorgate Primary School
Primary

Moorgate Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL2 2RH www.moorgate.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
338
cap. 350
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
338
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
338
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 20/04/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Moorgate Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+4pp
67%64%61%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
9%
-4pp
13%10%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
338
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
41%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Entwistle Street, Bolton, BL2 2RH
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
2024/2567%9%76%21%70%15%76%33%76%70%106.0106.0106.029%338
2023/2463%13%75%34%66%16%78%41%78%81%107.0106.0108.024%331
2022/2361%7%80%15%71%12%76%17%78%76%104.0103.0103.0+1.20+1.60+0.8022%379
2018/1967%10%77%30%83%17%97%40%90%97%105.0108.0109.0+1.80+0.90+4.1020%389
2017/1867%7%83%13%80%20%100%23%83%93%105.0107.0109.0-0.30-0.10+2.2016%355
2016/1752%3%55%7%69%7%76%14%76%66%100.0104.0103.0-2.50-0.70+1.2014%345

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
2024/2533821.929%14%41%6%15%
2023/2433121.824%14%42%6%17%
2022/2337921.122%10%44%6%15%
2021/2236223.319%7%46%7%21%
2020/2138326.314%7%27%
2018/1938924.320%7%38%4%7%
2017/1835524.116%6%39%4%5%
2016/1734524.214%5%41%4%7%

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