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Primary

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL5 3DU https://www.sacred-heart.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
416
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
21%
RWM higher · 2024/25
416
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 16/04/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
-5pp
79%77%74%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
21%
+2pp
32%26%19%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 21%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
87%
Writing higher standard
34%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
39%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
89%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
416
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
6%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Central Drive, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3DU
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
2024/2574%21%89%31%87%34%84%39%93%89%107.0107.0109.06%416
2023/2479%19%88%33%86%38%84%34%91%84%107.0106.0108.08%422
2022/2376%22%85%34%86%36%88%36%92%86%106.0107.0109.0+1.10+3.60+2.506%418
2018/1977%25%85%37%95%50%92%42%100%92%107.0108.0110.0+0.50+3.20+1.305%412
2017/1879%32%87%40%89%49%87%43%94%89%107.0107.0110.0+0.40+2.30+1.406%406
2016/1791%21%92%34%96%38%96%45%98%96%107.0110.0111.0-0.60+1.00+2.103%403

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
2024/2541622.26%9%9%4%9%
2023/2442219.68%10%9%5%9%
2022/2341820.96%8%9%5%8%
2021/2241421.17%6%8%5%10%
2020/2141019.97%6%7%
2018/1941222.35%4%7%3%3%
2017/1840620.86%4%9%4%6%
2016/1740320.73%3%10%3%4%

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