St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 30/03/2017. 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 4.7%, which is 0.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Shepherd Cross Street, Bolton, BL1 3EJ
Website: www.st-josephrcp.bolton.sch.uk
Telephone: 01204333055
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Rabbett
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105223

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 217
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 116

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4.1 to 1.1
Writing
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.7
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5.4 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
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 2,926 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
Shepherd Cross Street , Halliwell BL1 3EJ 		2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford Grove Primary School
Shepherd Cross Street , BL1 3EJ 		3out of 4 119 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Brownlow Fold Primary School
Darley Street , BL1 3DX 		3out of 4 396 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
Eskrick Street , BL1 3JB 		3out of 4 434 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Gaskell Community Primary School
Thomas Holden Street , BL1 2QG 		3out of 4 987 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 4 924 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Smithills School
Smithills Dean Road , BL1 6JS 		3out of 4 1,144 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thornleigh Salesian College
Sharples Park , Astley Bridge BL1 6PQ 		3out of 4 1,375 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
University Collegiate School
Deane Road , BL3 5AG 		3out of 4 2,147 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Sharples School
Hill Cot Road , Sharples BL1 8SN 		3out of 4 2,682 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 2,037 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bolton College
Deane Road , BL3 5BG 		- not rated 2,142 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 130 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bolton School Boys' Division
Chorley New Road , BL1 4PA 		- not rated 1,231 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Youth Challenge Pru
Smithills Dean Road , BL1 6JT 		4out of 4 1,265 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thomasson Memorial School
Devonshire Road , BL1 4PJ 		3out of 4 1,352 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Bolton School Girls' Division
Chorley New Road , BL1 4PB 		- not rated 1,360 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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