Moorgate Primary School

BoltonCommunity school

Entwistle Street, Bolton, BL2 2RH

Headteacher: Mrs Debra HopwoodSchool website ↗Pupils: 338 (capacity: 350)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
35% of first-choice applicants offered a place
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
35%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
67.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
9.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 76%·Writing 70%·Maths 76%All three 67%
Reading
Expected76%
Exceeding21%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected70%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected76%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
21
How many families wanted this school first?
60
How many got their first choice?
21of 60 (35.0%)
How many applied in total?
106

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
58.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
15.0%
Boys and girls
48%girls·52%boys
163 girls, 175 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 67% (2017/18), currently 67%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1641.0%0.0%-2.7-0.6+2.4
2016/1752.0%3.0%-2.5-0.7+1.2
2017/1867.0%7.0%-0.3-0.1+2.2
2018/1967.0%10.0%+1.8+0.9+4.1
2022/2361.0%7.0%+1.2+1.6+0.8
2023/2463.0%13.0%---
2024/2567.0%9.0%---
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