St Ethelbert's RC Primary School
Melbourne Road, Deane, Bolton, BL3 5RL
This school is closed (it closed in October 2023).
It was replaced by St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Mandy Messham
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bolton South East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 105222
- Local authority
- Bolton
About this school
St Ethelbert's RC Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Bolton. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 230 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Ethelbert's RC Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Ethelbert's RC Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bolton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
How St Ethelbert's RC Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.8% | 30% | 230 | — |
| St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 62% | 6.3% | 38.4% | 207 | 0.0 miles |
| Haslam Park Primary School | 74% | 5.3% | 54.1% | 306 | 0.1 miles |
| Brandwood Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 44.3% | 463 | 0.2 miles |
| The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton | 75% | 4.9% | 22.7% | 418 | 0.4 miles |
| Sunning Hill Primary School | 74% | 3.7% | 24.3% | 526 | 0.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30%
- English as an additional language
- 47.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 23.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Haslam Park Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Brandwood Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton0.4 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Sunning Hill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Beacon Primary School Primary
- Beaumont Primary School Primary
- Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary
- Blackrod Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Primary School Primary
- Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowness Primary School Primary
- Brandwood Primary School Primary
- Brownlow Fold Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Ethelbert's RC Primary School teach?
- St Ethelbert's RC Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bolton.
- Has St Ethelbert's RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Ethelbert's RC Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Ethelbert's RC Primary School?
- St Ethelbert's RC Primary School had 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Ethelbert's RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Ethelbert's RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Ethelbert's RC Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 October 2023.