St Stephen's CofE Primary School 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 26/05/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Bent Spur Road, Bolton, BL4 8PB
Website: www.ststephenskearsley.co.uk
Telephone: 01204333642
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Puckey
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105240

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 26/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 111
Number of Girls: 99

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -4.6 to -0.1
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2.8
Maths
Below Average: -3.1 Confidence interval -5 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
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 1,574 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Bent Spur Road , Kearsley BL4 8PB 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Spindle Point Primary School
Moss Lane , Kearsley BL4 8SE 		3out of 4 856 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Kearsley West Primary School
Primrose Street , Kearsley BL4 9BZ 		3out of 4 1,202 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley
Fold Road , Stoneclough M26 1EU 		4out of 4 1,266 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Prestolee Primary School
Church Road , Stoneclough M26 1HJ 		4out of 4 1,267 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kearsley Academy
Springfield Road , Kearsley BL4 8HY 		2out of 4 1,045 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Ambrose Barlow RC High School
37 Ash Drive , Wardley M27 9QP 		2out of 4 2,422 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Little Lever School
Church Street , Little Lever BL3 1BT 		2out of 4 3,002 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Co-op Academy Walkden
Old Clough Lane , Walkden M28 7JB 		2out of 4 3,070 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Harper Green School
Harper Green Road , Farnworth BL4 0DH 		2out of 4 3,232 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodbridge College
Springfield Road , Kearsley BL4 8LB 		- not rated 871 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
TLG Bolton
Concorde House , 2 Frederick Street BL4 9AL 		- not rated 1,742 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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