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St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Bolton
  • BL3 5RL
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2018

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,652 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 58%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 65%65%2016/17: top 93%2017/18: top 78%2018/19: top 80%2022/23: top 80%2023/24: top 94%2024/25: top 58%No exams

Against North West

Expected standard, RWM62% · North West 63%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North West 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North West 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 48% · 31 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 37% · 30 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 54% · 28 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 54% · 28 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 48% · 29 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 37% · 30 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 62% · 26 pupils · North West 63%62%37%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 31 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 7% · 28 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 7% · 28 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 31 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 100 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 107 · 26 pupils · North West 105107100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 31 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 100 · 30 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 28 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 101 · 29 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 102 · 30 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 104 · 26 pupils · North West 105104100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
17 of 17 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1717
2nd81
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

0.7 km from Rumworth North · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2006–2018

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2018Goodas predecessor

4 strong areas

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

1 weak areas

  • Outcomes for pupils

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026207
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.4%
First language not English51.2%
SEN support13.8%
EHC plan2.8%
Absence (sessions missed)6.3%
Persistently absent pupils21.1%

Girls 51.1%Boys 48.9%

98.6% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.6
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 8.7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.8
  • Other support 4.5

Teachers 10.7 FTE · Whole workforce 26 · 42 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,912
Spend per pupil£5,498
Staff spend per pupil£4,184
Reserve per pupil−£493
  • −£107,000revenue reserve
  • +£307,000in-year balance

Grants £6,636 · self-generated £276 · premises £382 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (22 academies) · trust reserve £1,895,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it