Walmsley CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Feb 13 2024 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bolton
Unique reference
105232
Address
Blackburn Road, Egerton, BL7 9SA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
322 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
5.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
3.4%
Persistent absence
3.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.8%
Chinese 3.1%
Mixed 2.7%
Pakistani 1.6%
Indian 1.2%
Other White 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.6
WritingWell below average-4.2
MathsBelow average-2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 78%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

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

School 16%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Walmsley CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
42
24
18
Year 1
44
18
26
Year 2
41
24
17
Year 3
44
23
21
Year 4
45
17
28
Year 5
58
30
28
Year 6
48
22
26
Year 2024-2025

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