St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane

Type Primary / Voluntary controlled school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Church of England
Address Edale Road
Deane
St Mary's CE Primary School
Bolton
Lancashire
BL3 4QP
Phone 01204333494
Reference Number 105203

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.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 486
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.21%
Girls: 49.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 40.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 44.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 32

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 25 35 60
2 25 35 60
3 26 30 56
4 32 32 64
5 31 38 69
6 42 25 67

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 30%
Pakistani 18.9%
African 14.2%
Indian 9.5%
Asian, Other 4.3%
White, Other 3.3%
White & Asian 3.1%
Unclassified 2.3%
Mixed, Other 2.1%
Chinese 1.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.4%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
Last Report Date 31 Jan 2024
Date Report
31 Jan 2024 School inspection
12 Nov 2020 Monitoring visit
16 May 2017 Full inspection:
12 Sep 2012 Full inspection:
25 May 2010 Full inspection:
17 Jan 2007 Full inspection:
03 Dec 2001 Full inspection

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

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 66%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 13%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 107

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 1.6
Writing 1
Maths 3.8

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 15 3
Third Preference 13 3
From another Local Authority 2 2

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