Gaskell Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 16 2022 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
- www.gaskell.bolton.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 467 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 68.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.8%
- Persistent absence
- 9.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
Pakistani 44.1%
African 16.9%
White British 11.1%
Other White 5.8%
Mixed 5.2%
Other 4.7%
Indian 4.5%
Unclassified 3.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
Chinese 1.1%
Other Black 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Caribbean 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 65%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Gaskell Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 52
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 14 8 6 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 8 1 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 23 10 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 7 1 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 35 25 |
| Year 1 | 56 36 20 |
| Year 2 | 60 25 35 |
| Year 3 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 4 | 59 24 35 |
| Year 5 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 6 | 60 35 25 |