St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever 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 18/10/2012. 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 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Norris Street, Bolton, BL3 1BQ
Website: www.saintmatthewsllschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01204333692
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Georgina Ryding
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105242

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 214
Number of Boys: 97
Number of Girls: 117

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.4
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.6
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grosvenor Nursery School
Lord Street , Kearsley BL4 8AR
4out of 4 1,987 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever
Norris Street , Little Lever BL3 1BQ
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Teresa's RC Primary School
Redcar Road , Little Lever BL3 1EN
2out of 4 176 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Mytham Primary School
Mytham Road , Little Lever BL3 1JG
3out of 4 510 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Bowness Primary School
Church Street , Little Lever BL3 1BT
3out of 4 539 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Masefield Primary School
Masefield Road , Little Lever BL3 1NG
3out of 4 821 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Little Lever School
Church Street , Little Lever BL3 1BT
2out of 4 613 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kearsley Academy
Springfield Road , Kearsley BL4 8HY
2out of 4 2,954 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Harper Green School
Harper Green Road , Farnworth BL4 0DH
2out of 4 2,991 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ladywood School
Masefield Road , Little Lever BL3 1NG
4out of 4 821 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
TLG Bolton
Concorde House , 2 Frederick Street BL4 9AL
- not rated 2,219 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Forwards Centre
Roscow Fold Centre , Stephens Street BL2 5DX
3out of 4 2,825 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Park School Teaching Service
Roscow Fold Centre , Stephens Street BL2 5DX
3out of 4 2,866 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Millwood Primary Special School
School Street , Radcliffe M26 3BW
4out of 4 2,938 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.