St Thomas of Canterbury RC 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 04/07/2014. 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 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Eastbourne Grove, Bolton

School Information

Address: Eastbourne Grove, Bolton, BL1 5LH
Website: http://www.stoc.bolton.sch.uk
Telephone: 01204333131
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bolton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Marie Kwiatkowski
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105221

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 416
Number of Boys: 209
Number of Girls: 207

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.4
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:23%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
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 2,554 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
Eastbourne Grove , Heaton BL1 5LH
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Devonshire Road Primary School
Devonshire Road , BL1 4ND
3out of 4 439 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Church Road Primary School
Captains Clough Road , BL1 5RU
3out of 4 864 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Markland Hill Primary School
Markland Hill , Heaton BL1 5EJ
4out of 4 1,011 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Oxford Grove Primary School
Shepherd Cross Street , BL1 3EJ
3out of 4 1,205 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 1,818 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
University Collegiate School
Deane Road , BL3 5AG
3out of 4 2,189 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Eden Boys' School Bolton
Wolfenden Street , BL1 3QE
4out of 4 2,202 yd Free schools No Boys More About School
Ladybridge High School
New York , Junction Road BL3 4NG
3out of 4 2,375 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thornleigh Salesian College
Sharples Park , Astley Bridge BL1 6PQ
3out of 4 2,471 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bolton College
Deane Road , BL3 5BG
- not rated 2,180 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bolton Sixth Form College
Town Centre Campus , Deane Road BL3 5BU
- not rated 2,293 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomasson Memorial School
Devonshire Road , BL1 4PJ
3out of 4 513 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Bolton School Girls' Division
Chorley New Road , BL1 4PB
- not rated 852 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Bolton School Boys' Division
Chorley New Road , BL1 4PA
- not rated 1,078 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Clevelands Prep School
425 Chorley New Road , Bolton BL1 5DH
- not rated 1,204 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Al-Huda Primary School
3 Hennon Street , BL1 3EH
- not rated 1,378 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.