Masefield Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 3 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bolton
Unique reference
143031
Address
Masefield Road, Little Lever, BL3 1NG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
257 (90% of total capacity)
Boys
46.7%
Girls
53.3%
First language not English
3.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.8%
Persistent absence
8.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.3%
Mixed 3.9%
African 1.9%
Other White 1.6%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average5.2
WritingWell above average3.5
MathsWell above average3.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 87%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

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

School 21%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 109
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Masefield Primary School

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
50
2nd preference
27
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
12
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
1
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 classes27.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
6
2
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
12
4
8
Reception, Full-time
30
18
12
Year 1
31
11
20
Year 2
29
12
17
Year 3
32
15
17
Year 4
35
19
16
Year 5
41
24
17
Year 6
37
15
22
Year 2024-2025

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