Brownlow Fold Primary School in Bolton - ratings, address, contact etc

Brownlow Fold 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 09/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address:	Darley Street, Bolton, BL1 3DX
Website:	http://www.brownlow-fold.bolton.sch.uk/
Telephone:	01204333511
School Type:	Community school
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Bolton
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Julie Cheung
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	105149

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 09/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	266
Number of Pupils:	248
Number of Boys:	132
Number of Girls:	116

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	4.3%	4%
Persistent absence:	8.9%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.2 to 1.4

Writing

Average: 0 Confidence interval -2.1 to 2

Maths

Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	55%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	19%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	102
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	104
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	2,800 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brownlow Fold Primary School Darley Street , BL1 3DX	3out of 4	0 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell Eskrick Street , BL1 3JB	3out of 4	350 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton Shepherd Cross Street , Halliwell BL1 3EJ	2out of 4	396 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oxford Grove Primary School Shepherd Cross Street , BL1 3EJ	3out of 4	409 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gaskell Community Primary School Thomas Holden Street , BL1 2QG	3out of 4	667 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eden Boys' School Bolton Wolfenden Street , BL1 3QE	4out of 4	659 yd	Free schools	No	Boys	More About School
Smithills School Smithills Dean Road , BL1 6JS	3out of 4	1,452 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Thornleigh Salesian College Sharples Park , Astley Bridge BL1 6PQ	3out of 4	1,470 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
University Collegiate School Deane Road , BL3 5AG	3out of 4	1,940 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Sharples School Hill Cot Road , Sharples BL1 8SN	3out of 4	2,571 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bolton Sixth Form College Town Centre Campus , Deane Road BL3 5BU	- not rated	1,777 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bolton College Deane Road , BL3 5BG	- not rated	1,937 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al-Huda Primary School 3 Hennon Street , BL1 3EH	- not rated	267 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya Keswick Street , BL1 8LX	- not rated	1,119 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Bolton School Boys' Division Chorley New Road , BL1 4PA	- not rated	1,212 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Bolton School Girls' Division Chorley New Road , BL1 4PB	- not rated	1,424 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Thomasson Memorial School Devonshire Road , BL1 4PJ	3out of 4	1,512 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.