St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 19 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
145751
Address
Limefield Road, Smithills, BL1 6LA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
215 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
54.9%
Girls
45.1%
First language not English
8.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.8%
Persistent absence
7.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
6.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.3%
Mixed 5.1%
African 5.1%
Pakistani 2.3%
Chinese 1.4%
Irish 0.9%
Other White 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 72%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

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

School 19%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher32
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
29
13
16
Year 1
30
15
15
Year 2
28
16
12
Year 3
32
19
13
Year 4
32
14
18
Year 5
32
20
12
Year 6
32
21
11
Year 2024-2025

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