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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL2 5HPRed Lane Primary School
Primary

Red Lane Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL2 5HP http://www.red-lane.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
485
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
485
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
485
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/07/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Red Lane Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
+1pp
63%54%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
7%
-2pp
14%10%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
68%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
75%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
485
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
63%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
25%

Contact

Address
Red Lane, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 5HP
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
2024/2563%7%80%36%68%7%75%31%73%73%106.0104.0105.032%485
2023/2462%9%72%38%66%10%81%24%74%74%106.0105.0106.029%492
2022/2358%14%75%41%59%19%73%34%71%69%106.0106.0105.0+3.40+1.40+4.1024%480
2018/1956%9%63%21%63%16%72%26%74%68%101.0104.0104.0+0.70+1.10+2.8017%496
2017/1845%5%60%17%60%7%65%20%75%58%102.0102.0103.0-1.50-2.40-0.50502
2016/1737%2%45%5%52%3%48%13%58%47%99.0101.0100.0-2.60-3.20-0.7014%512

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
2024/2548523.832%12%63%7%25%
2023/2449225.429%11%59%7%22%
2022/2348021.824%8%59%6%18%
2021/2250423.918%9%59%7%21%
2020/2151323.818%9%46%
2018/1949623.017%11%61%4%11%
2017/1823.25%14%
2016/1751221.614%13%62%4%8%

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