Ofsted inspection · 01/07/2021
Overview of The Ferns Primary 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 | 76% | 12% | 85% | 37% | 81% | 15% | 85% | 39% | 90% | 83% | 108.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 | — | — | — | 17% | 450 |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 3% | 87% | 32% | 88% | 12% | 92% | 17% | 88% | 72% | 107.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 21% | 457 |
| 2022/23 | 75% | 11% | 79% | 18% | 86% | 29% | 88% | 30% | 82% | 70% | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 | -0.70 | +2.70 | +1.40 | 18% | 446 |
| 2018/19 | 75% | 14% | 76% | 24% | 86% | 24% | 88% | 41% | 86% | 71% | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 | +1.50 | +3.30 | +3.70 | 12% | 435 |
| 2017/18 | 70% | 7% | 77% | 13% | 88% | 15% | 82% | 20% | 85% | 80% | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | +0.80 | +2.80 | +2.80 | 14% | 443 |
| 2016/17 | 56% | 4% | 62% | 20% | 80% | 27% | 76% | 11% | 76% | 87% | 103.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 | +2.70 | +5.20 | +3.00 | 16% | 403 |
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 | 450 | — | 17% | 29% | 38% | 6% | 15% |
| 2023/24 | 457 | 32.2 | 21% | 30% | 38% | 5% | 14% |
| 2022/23 | 446 | 26.6 | 18% | 32% | 37% | 6% | 16% |
| 2021/22 | 454 | 24.7 | 21% | 31% | 43% | 5% | 10% |
| 2020/21 | 445 | 22.7 | 18% | 29% | 38% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 435 | 22.0 | 12% | 27% | 45% | 5% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 443 | 23.7 | 14% | 28% | 45% | 6% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | 403 | 22.7 | 16% | 29% | 51% | 6% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.