St John CofE Primary School, Kearsley

Type Primary
Age Range 5-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Road
Kearsley
Bolton
Lancashire
BL4 8AP
Phone 01204333101
Reference Number 105241

Description

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St John CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary school in Kearsley, Bolton, England. The school's postal address is BL4 8AP. Notable facts about St John's include:

  • The school serves a diverse, non-selective community and offers a stimulating, inclusive, and enjoyable education to all children within its care.
  • It is part of the Bolton Local Authority family and operates within the Greater Manchester region.
  • St John's follows a Christian ethos, seeking to educate the whole child, developing their academic, spiritual, emotional, physical, and social needs.
  • It offers a wide range of curricular and extracurricular activities.
  • The school has a strong foundation in community partnerships, collaborating with various organizations and other educational sites for enrichment activities.
  • Its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 confirmed a 'Good' rating for the school.

The school maintains a warm environment with high expectations for its pupils, always striving to exceed basic attainment levels and to deliver inclusive learning opportunities. Prospective parents and students can find information about the school, admissions, and its curriculum at the school's website. In addition to academic excellence, the school aims to instill values of respect, resilience, and responsibility within its pupils.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 161
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.58%
Girls: 53.42%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 21
2 28
3 28
4 16
5 30
6 24

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-09-21
Date Description Report
2022-06-29 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-01-31 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-06-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-03-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-11-24 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-06-09 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-03-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2009-09-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-03-05 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2008-06-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2005-04-25 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 54% Upgrade Upgrade
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Upgrade Upgrade

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 104 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 104 Upgrade Upgrade

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 0.1 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing -0.3 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 0.2 Upgrade Upgrade

How many students meet the standards

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.

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.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 7 0
Third Preference 10 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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