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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL4 8PBSt Stephen's CofE Primary School
Primary

St Stephen's CofE Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL4 8PB www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk

Pupils
186
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
186
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
186
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 13/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Stephen's CofE Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
53%
-7pp
72%63%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
3%
-4pp
10%7%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
60%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
186
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Bent Spur Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8PB
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
2024/2553%3%60%23%77%3%73%23%77%60%104.0104.0103.014%186
2023/2460%7%77%20%73%17%77%20%80%77%103.0104.0102.015%190
2022/2372%7%83%24%83%17%79%34%86%79%106.0106.0106.0+2.20+2.80+3.0014%195
2018/1961%10%71%19%84%26%61%16%84%84%103.0103.0107.0-2.30+0.70-3.1010%210
2017/1855%10%58%19%87%23%71%13%81%77%101.0102.0105.0-4.60-0.60-2.1010%204
2016/1740%10%63%20%77%17%60%10%80%77%103.0102.0106.0-1.60-0.40-3.2010%210

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
2024/2518623.514%9%25%5%12%
2023/2419020.915%7%27%5%7%
2022/2319524.114%4%30%6%20%
2021/2220424.67%5%28%5%9%
2020/2121025.910%5%26%
2018/1921026.310%5%21%4%6%
2017/1820422.710%3%25%4%7%
2016/1721023.310%2%21%4%9%

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