Bolton Brow Primary Academy

Bolton Brow Primary Academy is performing well as a good school, demonstrating a strong commitment to inclusivity and support for all its pupils. The leadership team has maintained high ambitions, fostering a positive environment where pupils feel confident and are encouraged to contribute to their community. Parents and staff express high levels of satisfaction with the school's approach, particularly appreciating the behavior management and the emphasis on treating others with respect. The school's focus on reading, especially for early learners, has led to effective support for pupils, including those who require additional assistance.

Strengths

• Strong leadership with a clear vision for pupil success
• High levels of parental and staff satisfaction
• Effective support for early readers
• Inclusive environment for pupils with SEND
• Positive behavior management and community engagement
• Well-structured curriculum development with enthusiastic subject leaders

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent planning of learning activities across some subjects
• Lack of regular opportunities for pupils to revisit important knowledge
• Some gaps in pupils' knowledge in certain areas

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 Bolton Brow Primary Academy attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.6% 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, 0.4% of pupils at Bolton Brow Primary Academy 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 Bolton Brow Primary Academy had 24.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 5.7% of pupils at Bolton Brow Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% 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 2024–25 Bolton Brow Primary Academy received £6,729 and spent £6,802 for each of its 226 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £193,000 (£854 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Together Learning Trust, income was £8,535 and spending £8,358 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Sowerby Bridge · Calderdale local authority: places and applications

Bolton Brow Primary Academy is part of Together Learning Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Ryburn Valley High School Sowerby Bridge
• The Brooksbank School Elland
• Scout Road Academy Hebden Bridge
• Linthwaite Clough Primary School Huddersfield
• Castle Hill School Huddersfield
• Netherton Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield
• Meltham Moor Primary School Holmfirth
• Honley High School Holmfirth

What is Bolton Brow Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bolton Brow Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Bolton Brow Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Bolton Brow Primary Academy was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Bolton Brow Primary Academy have?

Bolton Brow Primary Academy has 227 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bolton Brow Primary Academy cover?

Bolton Brow Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Bolton Brow Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bolton Brow Primary Academy?

Bolton Brow Primary Academy is at Bolton Brow, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 2BA.