Ofsted inspection · 24/10/2023
Overview of St Bede Academy · Primary · Bolton
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 49% | 1% | 69% | 17% | 61% | 1% | 77% | 33% | 84% | 76% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 15% | 660 |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 8% | 67% | 16% | 83% | 12% | 78% | 30% | 92% | 78% | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | — | — | — | 13% | 652 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 7% | 70% | 17% | 82% | 8% | 78% | 27% | 93% | 78% | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | -0.80 | +1.20 | +0.50 | 11% | 647 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 7% | 70% | 15% | 85% | 20% | 92% | 32% | 88% | 95% | 103.0 | 106.0 | 110.0 | +3.10 | +5.20 | +5.90 | 8% | 620 |
| 2017/18 | 72% | 7% | 75% | 21% | 92% | 10% | 95% | 41% | 95% | 98% | 105.0 | 108.0 | 114.0 | +4.20 | +5.30 | +8.40 | 9% | 594 |
| 2016/17 | 84% | 4% | 89% | 19% | 93% | 14% | 100% | 26% | 100% | 98% | 106.0 | 107.0 | 114.0 | +3.90 | +3.70 | +5.30 | 10% | 570 |
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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 660 | 21.5 | 15% | 29% | 28% | 6% | 16% |
| 2023/24 | 652 | 23.4 | 13% | 27% | 24% | 6% | 17% |
| 2022/23 | 647 | 26.2 | 11% | 23% | 28% | 7% | 23% |
| 2021/22 | 643 | 23.1 | 11% | 19% | 28% | 7% | 22% |
| 2020/21 | 642 | 23.0 | 13% | 16% | 29% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 620 | 18.4 | 8% | 12% | 27% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | 594 | 18.5 | 9% | 12% | 28% | 5% | 11% |
| 2016/17 | 570 | 18.9 | 10% | 12% | 30% | 4% | 9% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.