Washacre Primary School | Primary in Bolton | Ofsted & DfE

40%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

166

Pupils · 2023/24

19%

EAL · 2023/24

28%

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

40%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

166

Pupils · 2023/24

19%

EAL · 2023/24

28%

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

40%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

166

Pupils · 2023/24

19%

EAL · 2023/24

28%

Persistent abs. · 2023/24

Closed school

This school is closed.

Local authorityBolton

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio16.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

Overview of Washacre Primary School · Primary · Bolton

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

40%

-20pp

65%49%33%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 40%

RWM higher standard

-1pp

12%6%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

60%

Reading higher standard

27%

Writing expected standard

53%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

57%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

63%

SPAG expected standard

77%

SPAG higher standard

47%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

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

2023/24

Pupils on roll

166

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.0

EAL

19%

FSM eligible

39%

SEN

34%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

28%

Contact

Address

Clough Avenue, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2NJ

Local authority

Bolton

Website

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Telephone

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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	40%	3%	60%	27%	53%	10%	57%	3%	63%	77%	103.0	101.0	107.0	—	—	—	—	177
2023/24	60%	4%	76%	28%	76%	8%	76%	16%	84%	88%	104.0	103.0	105.0	—	—	—	34%	166
2022/23	57%	4%	68%	7%	71%	7%	64%	14%	71%	86%	102.0	103.0	106.0	-3.20	-1.40	-1.60	34%	159
2018/19	65%	12%	69%	15%	73%	19%	85%	31%	73%	77%	102.0	106.0	108.0	+1.10	+2.80	+3.10	12%	192
2017/18	33%	0%	43%	24%	57%	5%	57%	0%	67%	67%	102.0	102.0	104.0	+0.10	-0.30	-0.90	12%	210
2016/17	29%	4%	46%	4%	68%	7%	46%	7%	64%	71%	99.0	99.0	102.0	-3.70	-1.30	-3.70	14%	207

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2023/24	166	16.0	34%	19%	39%	9%	28%
2022/23	159	16.6	34%	20%	44%	8%	28%
2021/22	167	18.2	22%	12%	52%	7%	20%
2020/21	194	20.2	14%	13%	47%	—	—
2018/19	192	20.2	12%	10%	54%	6%	18%
2017/18	210	22.8	12%	11%	53%	5%	15%
2016/17	207	22.3	14%	4%	56%	4%	10%