St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 7 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
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 105205
- Address
- Kentford Road, Halliwell, BL1 2JL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 448 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 79.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
African 28.1%
Pakistani 24.3%
Indian 10.7%
Other White 10%
White British 8.5%
Other Asian 6.9%
Mixed 5.6%
Other 3.8%
Other Black 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage-1.3
MathsAverage0.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 46%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 42
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 13 10 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 38 23 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 55 27 28 |
| Year 1 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 2 | 45 20 25 |
| Year 3 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 4 | 60 32 28 |
| Year 5 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 6 | 58 36 22 |