The Olive School, Bolton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jul 11 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Muslim
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 142898
- Address
- Ashton House, Waterloo Street, BL1 8HT
- Website
- www.olivebolton.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 424 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 48.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.3%
- Persistent absence
- 10.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
Indian 44.6%
Pakistani 30.7%
Mixed 11.7%
African 5.4%
Other 3.5%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other Black 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average4
WritingAbove average2
MathsWell above average4.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 92%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 28%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 111
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 111
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Olive School, Bolton
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 63
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30.2 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 34 26 |
| Year 1 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 2 | 61 35 26 |
| Year 3 | 61 29 32 |
| Year 4 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 5 | 62 28 34 |
| Year 6 | 60 33 27 |