St Peter's Smithill's Dean Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Bolton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's outcomes for pupils is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 18/10/2011. 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%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Limefield Road, Bolton

School Information

Address: Limefield Road, Bolton, BL1 6LA
Website: www.spsd.bolton.sch.uk
Telephone: 01204333500
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Harding
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145751

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/10/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 218
Number of Pupils: 211
Number of Boys: 121
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.3 to 2.1
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.7
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Peter's Smithill's Dean Church of England Primary School
Limefield Road , Smithills BL1 6LA
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Johnson Fold Community Primary School
Worston Avenue , Johnson Fold BL1 5UG
4out of 4 1,172 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Church Road Primary School
Captains Clough Road , BL1 5RU
3out of 4 1,207 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
Shepherd Cross Street , Halliwell BL1 3EJ
2out of 4 1,647 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxford Grove Primary School
Shepherd Cross Street , BL1 3EJ
3out of 4 1,725 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Smithills School
Smithills Dean Road , BL1 6JS
3out of 4 535 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thornleigh Salesian College
Sharples Park , Astley Bridge BL1 6PQ
3out of 4 1,228 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' School Bolton
Wolfenden Street , BL1 3QE
4out of 4 2,083 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Sharples School
Hill Cot Road , Sharples BL1 8SN
3out of 4 2,716 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Youth Challenge Pru
Smithills Dean Road , BL1 6JT
4out of 4 451 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Al-Huda Primary School
3 Hennon Street , BL1 3EH
- not rated 1,752 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya
Keswick Street , BL1 8LX
- not rated 2,467 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Thomasson Memorial School
Devonshire Road , BL1 4PJ
3out of 4 2,477 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Bolton School Girls' Division
Chorley New Road , BL1 4PB
- not rated 2,684 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.