Gaskell Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jan 14 2025 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
- 105155
- Address
- Thomas Holden Street, BL1 2QG
- Website
- https://gaskellprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 473 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 65.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
Pakistani 43.6%
African 18%
White British 11.4%
Mixed 5.8%
Other 5.7%
Other White 4.9%
Indian 3.4%
Unclassified 3%
Other Asian 1.9%
Chinese 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage1.6
MathsAbove average2.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 71%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Gaskell Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 52
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 17 9 8 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 0 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 29 15 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 8 4 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 59 25 34 |
| Year 1 | 58 32 26 |
| Year 2 | 59 37 22 |
| Year 3 | 58 25 33 |
| Year 4 | 61 32 29 |
| Year 5 | 59 23 36 |
| Year 6 | 62 33 29 |