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Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School

URN 151025·Primary·Academy converter·Archbishop Temple Church of England Multi Academy Trust·Compare

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In-year deficit of 1.2%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,709.57

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

76.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

1.7%

of income

In-year balance

-0.4%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 1.2%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

20 September 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)73.0%
Expected standard (writing)80.0%
Expected standard (maths)83.0%
Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.70.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

247

Capacity

210 (118%)

Free school meals

28.9%

English additional lang.

66.0%

Ethnicity

White British 18.2%Asian 52.6%Black 18.2%Mixed 5.2%Chinese 0.4%Other 2.4%

Age range: 3–11

Workforce

FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

11.2

Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

21.1

Mean salary

£45,296

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

6.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

16.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

2024/25 · 201 pupils

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