Blackrod Primary School is a primary school located in Bolton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/12/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Manchester Road, Bolton, BL6 5SY
Website: www.blackrodprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01204333488
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Ian Dryburgh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105191

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/12/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 293
Number of Boys: 150
Number of Girls: 143

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 1.1 to 5.4
Writing
Average: 1.6 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.6
Maths
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:94%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Blackrod Primary School
Manchester Road , Blackrod BL6 5SY
4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Vicarage Road West , Blackrod BL6 5DE
3out of 4 1,599 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Greenstone Avenue , Horwich BL6 5SJ
3out of 4 1,712 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School
Copperas Lane , Haigh WN2 1PA
3out of 4 2,049 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan
Holly Road , Aspull WN2 1RU
4out of 4 2,104 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's RC High School
Chorley New Road , Horwich BL6 6HW
2out of 4 3,115 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lever Park School
Stocks Park Drive , Horwich BL6 6DE
3out of 4 2,665 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.