Primary school

Castle Hill Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Bolton
  • BL2 2JT
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,676 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 45%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 94%2017/18: top 96%2018/19: top 95%2022/23: top 27%27% · 2022/232023/24: top 49%2024/25: top 45%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM67% · North West 63%6/10 Middle+53.9 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West−12.4 pts
Reading score104 · North West 1053/10 Below+22.2 pts
Maths score106 · North West 1057/10 Above+60.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 26 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 36% · 28 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 37% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 40% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 71% · 28 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 63% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 63%71%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 26 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 4% · 28 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 7% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 26 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 98 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 98 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 28 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 10510598No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 26 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 101 · 28 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 100 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 100 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 104 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 106 · 30 pupils · North West 105106100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
22 of 22 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2222
2nd144
3rd241

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Inadequate
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2011Satisfactory
  4. 2013Requires improvement
  5. 2015Good
  6. 2019Requires improvement
  7. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026220
Free school meals (past 6 years)57.3%
First language not English26.1%
SEN support11.7%
EHC plan3.5%
Absence (sessions missed)6.9%
Persistently absent pupils25.4%

Girls 44.4%Boys 55.6%

84% full · 262 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.5
Pupils per adult6.9
  • Classroom teachers 8
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 20.2
  • Other support 1.8

Teachers 11 FTE · Whole workforce 33 · 44 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£10,894
Spend per pupil£10,750
Staff spend per pupil£7,567
Reserve per pupil£96
  • +£20,622revenue reserve
  • +£30,931in-year balance

Grants £10,589 · self-generated £305 · premises £1 per pupil