St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 8 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
- 436 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 76.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.1%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
African 26.1%
Pakistani 23.4%
White British 11.7%
Other White 9.6%
Indian 7.8%
Mixed 7.1%
Other Asian 6.9%
Other 5%
Other Black 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 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 38%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 56
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 37
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 37
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 5 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 32 18 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 51 26 25 |
| Year 1 | 47 21 26 |
| Year 2 | 59 27 32 |
| Year 3 | 59 29 30 |
| Year 4 | 57 34 23 |
| Year 5 | 62 40 22 |
| Year 6 | 60 28 32 |