Castle Hill 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 18/11/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Castle Hill Street, Bolton, BL2 2JT
Website: www.castle-hill.bolton.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01204332766
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Renwick
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105150

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/11/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 262
Number of Pupils: 224
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4.5 to -0.1
Writing
Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.2 to 4.3
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:40%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Columba's RC Primary School
Ripley Street , Tonge Moor BL2 3AR 		4out of 4 769 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Tonge Moor Primary Academy
Brierwood , Tonge Moor BL2 2PF 		1out of 4 821 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Moorgate Primary School
Entwistle Street , BL2 2RH 		4out of 4 1,138 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Valley Community Primary School
Hibbert Street , Off Blackburn Road BL1 8JG 		4out of 4 1,199 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Olive School, Bolton
Ashton House , Waterloo Street BL1 8HT 		4out of 4 1,362 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Canon Slade CofE School
Bradshaw Brow , Bradshaw BL2 3BP 		4out of 4 972 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' School Bolton
Wolfenden Street , BL1 3QE 		4out of 4 1,634 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Sharples School
Hill Cot Road , Sharples BL1 8SN 		3out of 4 1,717 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thornleigh Salesian College
Sharples Park , Astley Bridge BL1 6PQ 		3out of 4 2,321 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Turton School
Bromley Cross Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9LT 		3out of 4 2,412 yd Community school 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 2,846 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bolton College
Deane Road , BL3 5BG 		- not rated 3,197 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bolton St Catherine's Academy
Stitch MI Lane , BL2 4HU 		2out of 4 1,794 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birtenshaw
Crompton Way , BL2 2PE 		- not rated 349 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
Keswick Street , BL1 8LX 		- not rated 1,141 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Birtenshaw
Darwen Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9AB 		3out of 4 1,948 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Firwood High School
Stitch MI Lane , BL2 4HU 		3out of 4 1,988 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park School Teaching Service
Roscow Fold Centre , Stephens Street BL2 5DX 		3out of 4 2,055 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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