Brandwood 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.2%, which is 0.8 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Brandwood Street, Bolton

School Information

Address: Brandwood Street, Bolton, BL3 4BG
Website: www.brandwoodprimaryschool.com/
Telephone: 01204333444
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amy Holmes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105148

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 27/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 472
Number of Pupils: 466
Number of Boys: 246
Number of Girls: 220

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.3 to 3.7
Writing
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.4 to 4.5
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alexandra Nursery School
Martha Street , Daubhill BL3 4AH
4out of 4 396 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
The Orchards Nursery School
Lower Orchards , Highfield Road BL4 0RA
3out of 4 2,751 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brandwood Primary School
Brandwood Street , BL3 4BG
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
Adelaide Street , Daubhill BL3 3NY
4out of 4 362 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Ethelbert's RC Primary School
Melbourne Road , Deane BL3 5RL
3out of 4 397 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Sunning Hill Primary School
Goldsmith Street , BL3 6TR
4out of 4 567 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Haslam Park Primary School
Wigan Road , BL3 5QL
3out of 4 625 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bolton Muslim Girls School
Swan Lane , BL3 6TQ
4out of 4 784 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
King's Leadership Academy Bolton
Lever Edge Lane , Great Lever BL3 3LA
- not rated 1,127 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Essa Academy
Lever Edge Lane , BL3 3HH
2out of 4 1,199 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University Collegiate School
Deane Road , BL3 5AG
3out of 4 1,261 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Ladybridge High School
New York , Junction Road BL3 4NG
3out of 4 1,703 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bolton College
Deane Road , BL3 5BG
- not rated 1,256 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bolton Sixth Form College
Town Centre Campus , Deane Road BL3 5BU
- not rated 1,618 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah
Mount St Joseph's Convent , Willows Lane BL3 4HE
- not rated 463 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Raise Education and Wellbeing School
54-56 Holmeswood Road , Great Lever BL3 3HS
- not rated 1,217 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Bolton
Deane Road , BL3 5AB
- not rated 1,459 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bolton School Girls' Division
Chorley New Road , BL1 4PB
- not rated 1,718 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Rumworth School
Armadale Road , Ladybridge BL3 4TP
4out of 4 1,727 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.