Markland Hill Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 22 2014 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
105159
Address
Markland Hill, Heaton, BL1 5EJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
316 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
51.6%
Girls
48.4%
First language not English
9.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.1%
Persistent absence
12.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 55.4%
Indian 17.1%
Pakistani 11.7%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 2.5%
African 1.9%
Chinese 1.9%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other 1.6%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Other Black 0.3%
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 average3.9
MathsAverage0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 73%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 20%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

Markland Hill Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
45
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
59
2nd preference
76
3rd preference
48
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
41
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
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 classes28.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
45
25
20
Year 1
45
19
26
Year 2
45
23
22
Year 3
46
23
23
Year 4
45
25
20
Year 5
46
26
20
Year 6
44
22
22
Year 2023-2024

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