St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane

St Mary’s CofE Primary School, Deane is continuing to excel as an outstanding institution, celebrating its first inspection since 2017. The school provides a nurturing environment where pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), thrive socially and academically. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, ensuring that all pupils receive a high-quality education tailored to their needs. The leadership is committed to maintaining and enhancing the high standards of education, with a strong focus on holistic development through extensive extracurricular activities and community involvement.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education across the curriculum
• Highly skilled teaching staff with subject-specific training
• Effective support for pupils with SEND, adapting teaching to meet their needs
• Strong focus on reading with engaging phonics teaching
• Positive and respectful school atmosphere with excellent pupil behavior
• Commitment to pupils' wider development through clubs and community links
• High expectations for attendance with significant improvements noted

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 23.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.9% of pupils at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane had 26.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.9% of pupils at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane received £7,879 and spent £7,696 for each of its 425 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £411,000 (£967 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane last inspected by Ofsted?

St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane have?

St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane has 448 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane cover?

St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane?

St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane is at Edale Road, Deane, St Mary's CE Primary School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4QP.