St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton 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 15/10/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Darwen Road, Bolton, BL7 9HT
Website: www.st-johns-bromley-cross.bolton.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01204333440
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lesley Jackson
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105249

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/10/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 187
Number of Boys: 90
Number of Girls: 97

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.6
Writing
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.6 to 2.4
Maths
Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.7 to -1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton
Darwen Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9HT 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Eagley Infant School
Stonesteads Drive , Bromley Cross BL7 9LN 		3out of 4 496 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Eagley Junior School
Chapeltown Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9AT 		3out of 4 865 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Oaks Primary School
Sharples Hall Drive , BL1 7HS 		4out of 4 930 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
High Lawn Primary School
Holden Avenue , Sharples BL1 7EX 		3out of 4 1,217 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Turton School
Bromley Cross Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9LT 		3out of 4 1,040 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Sharples School
Hill Cot Road , Sharples BL1 8SN 		3out of 4 1,241 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Canon Slade CofE School
Bradshaw Brow , Bradshaw BL2 3BP 		4out of 4 2,199 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thornleigh Salesian College
Sharples Park , Astley Bridge BL1 6PQ 		3out of 4 2,356 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' School Bolton
Wolfenden Street , BL1 3QE 		4out of 4 3,092 yd Free schools No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Birtenshaw
Darwen Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9AB 		3out of 4 1,151 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
Keswick Street , BL1 8LX 		- not rated 2,908 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Youth Challenge Pru
Smithills Dean Road , BL1 6JT 		4out of 4 3,028 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birtenshaw
Crompton Way , BL2 2PE 		- not rated 3,059 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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