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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL6 6EPSt Mary's RC Primary School
Primary

St Mary's RC Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Horwich, Bolton · BL6 6EP www.st-marys-horwich.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
217
cap. 218
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
217
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
217
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/03/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's RC Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
-22pp
78%67%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
6%
-13pp
22%14%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
6%
Maths expected standard
69%
Maths higher standard
22%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
217
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Victoria Road, Horwich, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6EP
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
2024/2556%6%75%22%72%6%69%22%81%78%105.0103.0107.016%217
2023/2478%19%91%44%81%28%81%28%84%88%107.0105.0108.014%214
2022/2369%22%84%53%78%31%81%34%91%84%109.0106.0109.0+2.30+1.10+0.2012%216
2018/1977%16%84%26%87%19%94%35%90%94%105.0107.0111.0+0.50+0.20+1.809%220
2017/1866%9%78%19%72%19%69%19%84%78%106.0103.0110.0+3.30+1.40+1.2014%217
2016/1766%13%91%28%72%16%91%38%81%91%106.0108.0110.0+1.50-2.40+3.2013%218

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
2024/2521724.916%6%15%5%7%
2023/2421424.614%4%12%4%7%
2022/2321622.712%3%11%3%4%
2021/2221523.18%3%12%4%6%
2020/2121525.012%2%13%
2018/1922024.79%1%13%3%2%
2017/1821725.514%1%14%3%2%
2016/1721823.713%3%15%2%

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