Primary school

St Maxentius CofE Primary School

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Bolton
  • BL2 4AE
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,734 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 59%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 60%60%2016/17: top 39%2017/18: top 38%2018/19: top 38%2022/23: top 20%2023/24: top 15%15% · 2023/242024/25: top 59%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM61% · North West 63%5/10 Middle−18.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM12% · North West 6%8/10 Above−17.5 pts
Reading score106 · North West 1056/10 Middle+11 pts
Maths score103 · North West 1053/10 Below−35.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 34 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 68% · 34 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 71% · 34 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 71% · 34 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 74% · 34 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 77% · 26 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 61% · 33 pupils · North West 63%77%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 34 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 6% · 34 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 24% · 34 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 24% · 34 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 6% · 34 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 19% · 26 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 12% · 33 pupils · North West 6%24%6%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 34 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 104 · 34 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 34 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 34 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 105 · 34 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 107 · 26 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 106 · 33 pupils · North West 105107104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 34 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 104 · 34 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 107 · 34 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 106 · 34 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 107 · 34 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 107 · 26 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 33 pupils · North West 105107101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
21 of 21 who put it first2014 · 92.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2121
2nd192
3rd190

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 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 2026185
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.0%
First language not English7.0%
SEN support19.3%
EHC plan2.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils14.9%

Girls 53.5%Boys 46.5%

88.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.1
Pupils per adult13.6
  • Classroom teachers 6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4.7
  • Other support 3.4

Teachers 8 FTE · Whole workforce 16.2 · 25 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,444
Spend per pupil£5,717
Staff spend per pupil£4,064
Reserve per pupil£1,845
  • +£345,000revenue reserve
  • +£136,000in-year balance

Grants £5,914 · self-generated £519 · premises £332 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (5 academies) · trust reserve £1,841,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it