St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 2 2023 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
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bolton
Unique reference
105242
Address
Norris Street, Little Lever, BL3 1BQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
207 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
42.5%
Girls
57.5%
First language not English
1%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.9%
Persistent absence
12.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.8%
Mixed 4.7%
African 2.4%
Other White 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.5
WritingWell below average-3.3
MathsAverage-1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
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 Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever

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
22
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
11
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
22
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
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 classes29.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
28
14
14
Year 1
25
12
13
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
29
12
17
Year 4
30
10
20
Year 5
32
12
20
Year 6
33
13
20
Year 2023-2024

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