St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 21/06/2013. 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 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Newnham Street, Bolton, BL1 8QA
Website: http://www.st-pauls.bolton.sch.uk
Telephone: 01204333741
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anna Lister
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138851

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/06/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 267
Number of Boys: 121
Number of Girls: 146

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.7 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.8
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.5 to 3.4
Maths
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.5 to 2.2

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:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
Newnham Street , Astley Bridge BL1 8QA
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
Mitre Street , Astley Bridge BL1 6QJ
3out of 4 561 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Valley Community Primary School
Hibbert Street , Off Blackburn Road BL1 8JG
4out of 4 951 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sharples Primary School
Hugh Lupus Street , BL1 8RU
3out of 4 1,130 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
Eskrick Street , BL1 3JB
3out of 4 1,191 yd Voluntary aided 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 4 834 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Thornleigh Salesian College
Sharples Park , Astley Bridge BL1 6PQ
3out of 4 944 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Sharples School
Hill Cot Road , Sharples BL1 8SN
3out of 4 1,119 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Canon Slade CofE School
Bradshaw Brow , Bradshaw BL2 3BP
4out of 4 1,638 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Smithills School
Smithills Dean Road , BL1 6JS
3out of 4 1,721 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 2,905 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bolton College
Deane Road , BL3 5BG
- not rated 3,172 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 3,147 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
Keswick Street , BL1 8LX
- not rated 670 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Al-Huda Primary School
3 Hennon Street , BL1 3EH
- not rated 1,554 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Birtenshaw
Crompton Way , BL2 2PE
- not rated 1,716 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Youth Challenge Pru
Smithills Dean Road , BL1 6JT
4out of 4 1,737 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Birtenshaw
Darwen Road , Bromley Cross BL7 9AB
3out of 4 1,863 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.