Eagley Infant School

Eagley Infant School is performing well overall, maintaining its status as a good school. Pupils exhibit a positive attitude towards learning, showing eagerness and feeling safe within the supportive environment provided by staff and leaders. The curriculum is notably ambitious and engaging for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), allowing them to thrive and prepare for their future educational transitions. The school prides itself on fostering strong relationships between pupils and staff, contributing to a welcoming community where pupils enjoy various responsibilities and extracurricular activities. While there are many strengths, some challenges remain. The new headteacher is actively working to enhance the quality of education and behavior management practices. There are a few newer curriculums that require further clarification for teachers, impacting their confidence and the consistency of delivery. Additionally, some subject leaders are still developing their expertise, limiting their ability to monitor curriculum effectiveness comprehensively. Overall, the school is on a positive trajectory but will benefit from further support and development in these areas.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe at school.
• Strong emphasis on developing pupils' vocabulary and reading skills.
• Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum tailored for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Effective behaviour management and supportive relationships between pupils and staff.
• Commitment to pupils' mental health and well-being.
• Engagement in a variety of extracurricular activities that broaden pupils' experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• New subject leaders are still gaining confidence and expertise to lead effectively.
• Some newer curriculums are in early stages, impacting teachers' clarity on content to be taught.

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 Eagley Infant School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.0% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Eagley Infant School 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 Eagley Infant School had 23.1 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, 5.9% of pupils at Eagley Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.5% 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 Eagley Infant School received £7,168 and spent £7,063 for each of its 191 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £433,000 (£2,267 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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What is Eagley Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eagley Infant School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Eagley Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Eagley Infant School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Eagley Infant School have?

Eagley Infant School has 203 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eagley Infant School cover?

Eagley Infant School for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Eagley Infant School?

Eagley Infant School is at Stonesteads Drive, Bromley Cross, Bolton, Lancashire, BL7 9LN.