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EnglandNorth WestBoltonBL5 3QAThe Gates Primary School
Primary

The Gates Primary School

Primary

Bolton · Bolton · BL5 3QA www.thegates.bolton.sch.uk

Pupils
294
cap. 311
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
294
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
84%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
294
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBolton
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of The Gates Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
84%
+11pp
84%73%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 84%
RWM higher standard
7%
-7pp
20%13%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
49%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
89%
SPAG higher standard
51%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
294
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Bristle Hall Way, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3QA
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
2024/2584%7%93%38%84%9%93%49%93%89%108.0109.0109.018%294
2023/2473%14%80%43%75%20%80%36%84%80%106.0106.0107.016%311
2022/2374%19%86%38%81%24%86%36%90%86%106.0107.0107.0+1.00+1.10+2.4016%317
2018/1975%20%82%39%84%27%93%43%86%84%107.0109.0110.0+1.20+0.20+2.9015%325
2017/1862%5%69%28%74%21%72%15%72%64%104.0103.0103.0-2.20-0.70-2.2014%319
2016/1742%4%47%9%78%16%64%11%80%69%99.0101.0103.0-5.40-0.30-3.409%335

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
2024/2529419.218%8%20%4%11%
2023/2431121.316%9%20%6%14%
2022/2331721.016%6%21%5%10%
2021/2230721.914%2%22%6%14%
2020/2129722.013%2%19%
2018/1932519.215%4%16%3%4%
2017/1831923.014%3%16%4%5%
2016/1733521.09%3%16%3%6%

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