Ofsted inspection · 08/03/2023
Overview of St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton · 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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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 | 47% | 0% | 64% | 10% | 52% | 2% | 69% | 17% | 72% | 64% | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 | — | — | — | 16% | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 2% | 61% | 17% | 61% | 2% | 69% | 17% | 70% | 61% | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 436 |
| 2022/23 | 38% | 2% | 48% | 11% | 47% | 3% | 56% | 10% | 60% | 59% | 99.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 | -0.20 | -1.30 | +0.10 | 18% | 442 |
| 2018/19 | 49% | 4% | 61% | 19% | 68% | 9% | 75% | 16% | 67% | 81% | 101.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 | +1.70 | +2.50 | +2.10 | 14% | 458 |
| 2017/18 | 61% | 2% | 67% | 20% | 67% | 4% | 74% | 28% | 61% | 74% | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | +0.30 | -0.80 | +2.30 | 12% | 459 |
| 2016/17 | 56% | 2% | 58% | 12% | 68% | 5% | 71% | 24% | 66% | 78% | 100.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | -1.50 | -0.20 | +1.70 | 8% | 463 |
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 | 448 | 18.8 | 16% | 79% | 43% | 7% | 20% |
| 2023/24 | 436 | 19.4 | 18% | 76% | 48% | 6% | 17% |
| 2022/23 | 442 | 17.0 | 18% | 77% | 46% | 8% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 438 | 18.2 | 18% | 74% | 50% | 7% | 21% |
| 2020/21 | 433 | 20.1 | 15% | 69% | 48% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 458 | 21.1 | 14% | 69% | 49% | 5% | 13% |
| 2017/18 | 459 | 23.9 | 12% | 67% | 50% | 6% | 16% |
| 2016/17 | 463 | 22.4 | 8% | 64% | 50% | 5% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.