St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 9 2020 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
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bolton
Unique reference
105246
Address
Brookfold Lane, Harwood, BL2 4DZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
202 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
54.5%
Girls
45.5%
First language not English
3%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.3%
Persistent absence
10.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.6%
Other White 3.5%
Mixed 3%
African 1.5%
Pakistani 1%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.7
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage1
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 13%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
23
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
16
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
25
16
9
Year 1
29
18
11
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
31
14
17
Year 4
27
13
14
Year 5
30
17
13
Year 6
30
17
13
Year 2023-2024

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