Claypool Primary School

BoltonCommunity school

Salisbury Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6LN

Headteacher: Mrs Amanda HulmeSchool website ↗Pupils: 222 (capacity: 227)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
87% of first-choice applicants offered a place
34%
Reading, Writing & Maths
87%
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.
34.0%
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%.
3.0%
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 59%·Writing 66%·Maths 45%All three 34%
Reading
Expected59%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected66%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected45%
Exceeding24%
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?
29
How many families wanted this school first?
31
How many got their first choice?
27of 31 (87.1%)
How many applied in total?
84

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
28.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
10.0%
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).
3.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
99 girls, 123 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 90% (2017/18), currently 34%

* 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
2015/1667.0%4.0%-0.3-0.7+0.3
2016/1781.0%13.0%+2.2+3.4+2.2
2017/1890.0%23.0%-0.4+0.9+0.8
2018/1977.0%10.0%+0.5+0.1-0.7
2022/2361.0%7.0%-1.7+1.5-1.8
2023/2455.0%10.0%---
2024/2534.0%3.0%---