St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jun 21 2013 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
138851
Address
Newnham Street, Astley Bridge, BL1 8QA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
263 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
44.5%
Girls
55.5%
First language not English
61.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.6%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.7%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 39.9%
Pakistani 14.4%
White British 13.3%
African 12.2%
Other Asian 5.3%
Other White 3.4%
Other 3.4%
Mixed 2.7%
Chinese 2.3%
Bangladeshi 1.9%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.8
WritingWell above average3
MathsAverage1.1
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 13%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

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

Admissions

St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
31
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
1
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 classes31.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
8
3
5
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
21
11
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
4
5
Reception, Full-time
30
12
18
Year 1
30
9
21
Year 2
32
13
19
Year 3
32
11
21
Year 4
33
16
17
Year 5
33
20
13
Year 6
32
16
16
Year 2023-2024

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