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Moorgate Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Bolton
  • BL2 2RH
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Jan 2016

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,419 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 43%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 75%2017/18: top 51%2018/19: top 51%2022/23: top 51%2023/24: top 48%2024/25: top 43%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM67% · North West 63%6/10 Middle+10.5 pts
Higher standard, RWM9% · North West 6%7/10 Above+10.3 pts
Reading score106 · North West 1056/10 Middle
Maths score106 · North West 1057/10 Above−20.1 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 52% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 67% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 61% · 59 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 63% · 32 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 67% · 33 pupils · North West 63%67%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 10% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 7% · 59 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 13% · 32 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 9% · 33 pupils · North West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 100 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 104 · 59 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 32 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 33 pupils · North West 10510799No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 108 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 103 · 59 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 106 · 32 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 106 · 33 pupils · North West 105108103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in40.6%
26 of 64 who put it first2014 · 56.9%2026 · 40.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6426
2nd430
3rd230

Last distance offered: London only

0.3 km from Tonge · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2016Outstanding
  4. 2023Remains Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026325
Free school meals (past 6 years)41.4%
First language not English14.2%
SEN support20.1%
EHC plan8.6%
Absence (sessions missed)5.7%
Persistently absent pupils14.6%

Girls 48.2%Boys 51.8%

92.9% full · 350 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.4
Pupils per adult8.0
  • Classroom teachers 12.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 17.7
  • Other support 16.7

Teachers 14.4 FTE · Whole workforce 48.8 · 62 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,732
Spend per pupil£9,477
Staff spend per pupil£7,354
Reserve per pupil£1,057
  • +£310,853revenue reserve
  • +£75,025in-year balance

Grants £9,328 · self-generated £416 · premises £445 per pupil