Washacre Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 22 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 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
105199
Address
Clough Avenue, Westhoughton, BL5 2NJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
166 (79% of total capacity)
Boys
57.2%
Girls
42.8%
First language not English
19.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.1%
Persistent absence
30.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70.5%
Mixed 7.2%
Other White 5.4%
Chinese 5.4%
African 4.8%
Pakistani 3%
Indian 1.8%
Other 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.2
WritingAverage-1.4
MathsAverage-1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
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 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Washacre Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
22
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
10
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
6
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
10
2nd preference
2
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 classes20.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
21
11
10
Year 1
15
10
5
Year 2
26
21
5
Year 3
29
15
14
Year 4
19
9
10
Year 5
29
17
12
Year 6
27
12
15
Year 2023-2024

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