Castle Hill Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 15 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bolton
Unique reference
105150
Address
Castle Hill Street, Tonge Moor, BL2 2JT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
230 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
53.9%
Girls
46.1%
First language not English
21.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
51.7%
Persistent absence
20.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 58.7%
African 15.7%
Mixed 8.6%
Other White 6.5%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.7%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Irish 1.3%
Other Black 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.6
WritingWell above average2.9
MathsWell above average4.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 71%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 4%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Castle Hill Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
31
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
9
3
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
6
5
Reception, Full-time
30
18
12
Year 1
25
19
6
Year 2
30
17
13
Year 3
30
14
16
Year 4
30
15
15
Year 5
30
15
15
Year 6
30
15
15
Year 2023-2024

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