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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL4 8SESpindle Point Primary School
Primary

Spindle Point Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL4 8SE www.spindle-point.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
233
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
233
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
23%
RWM higher · 2024/25
233
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/01/2022

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 Spindle Point Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
-6pp
80%72%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
23%
0pp
24%12%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 23%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
29%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
32%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
74%
SPAG higher standard
42%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
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
233
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Moss Lane, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8SE
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%23%81%29%84%32%84%42%90%74%105.0108.0106.016%233
2023/2480%23%83%33%90%27%93%50%100%87%107.0109.0109.015%236
2022/2376%24%90%31%83%31%93%48%97%86%106.0109.0109.0-1.50+0.60+3.1014%230
2018/1963%0%70%13%80%13%90%20%87%73%102.0105.0104.0-2.20-0.30+0.1015%237
2017/1872%7%76%28%90%17%79%17%90%76%105.0104.0106.0+0.10+1.40+0.4012%242
2016/1759%3%66%17%79%17%76%10%76%79%103.0103.0105.0-1.30+0.10-1.6010%247

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
2024/2523321.316%8%10%5%10%
2023/2423623.715%7%14%5%8%
2022/2323021.214%6%16%5%10%
2021/2222720.815%6%19%5%13%
2020/2123121.714%5%16%
2018/1923724.315%4%19%4%7%
2017/1824222.312%3%20%4%8%
2016/1724721.710%3%18%4%13%

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