St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 12 2019 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
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bolton
Unique reference
105223
Address
Shepherd Cross Street, Halliwell, BL1 3EJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
230 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
40.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.1%
Persistent absence
18.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 38.7%
African 23.9%
Pakistani 11.7%
Other White 11.3%
Mixed 5.2%
Indian 3%
Other Black 2.6%
Other Asian 2.2%
Other 1.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2
WritingAverage0.1
MathsAverage0
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
28
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
18
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
18
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
2
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 classes28.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
17
8
9
Reception, Full-time
30
17
13
Year 1
30
14
16
Year 2
30
18
12
Year 3
29
11
18
Year 4
29
17
12
Year 5
30
20
10
Year 6
30
13
17
Year 2023-2024

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