The Olive School, Bolton

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Bolton, BL18HT Ofsted: Outstanding Age 4-11 Mixed intake
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Performance Score

Overall school rating

84

/ 100

Primary weighted harmonic mean of 3 indicators

Indicators used for Primary schools

KS2 pupils meeting expected standard
78.1
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 40.0%
Raw: 92.0%
KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard
79.2
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: 20.0%
Ofsted inspection outcome
100.0
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 30.0%
Raw: Outstanding

How we weight each phase

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Primary schools

  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 40.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Secondary schools

  • Progress 8 score 40.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

All-through schools

  • Progress 8 score 25.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 15.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Secondary with Sixth Form schools

  • Progress 8 score 20.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • Continue in education or training 20.0%
  • Sustained employment 20.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Sixth Form Only schools

  • Continue in education or training 40.0%
  • Sustained employment 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Special schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Alternative Provision schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Independent schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Ofsted Inspection

Official inspection outcomes

Outstanding
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Last inspected
10 July 2019
Quality of education
9
Behaviour & attitudes
9
Personal development
9
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Effective

Source: Ofsted inspection outcomes. Grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate.

Contact Information

How to reach this school

Source: GIAS
Address
Ashton House
Waterloo Street
Bolton, BL18HT
Phone
1204867890
Website
olivebolton.com

Location

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School Information

Basic details and characteristics

Source: GIAS
URN
142898
Type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Address
Ashton House, Waterloo Street, Bolton, BL1 8HT
Website
www.olivebolton.com
Age range
4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Muslim
School status
Open
Trust/MAT
STAR ACADEMIES
Capacity
420 pupils
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Sixth Form
No
Nursery
No

School Performance Data

Official government statistics

Source: DfE

School Demographics

Total Pupils
424
Free School Meals
15.3% (65 pupils)
Special Educational Needs
2.8% (12 pupils)

Daily Attendance

Attendance Rate
96.0%
Excellent
Persistent Absence
6.6%
Missing 10%+ of school days

Detailed Performance Metrics

Meeting Expected Standard:
92.0%
Exceeding Expected Standard:
20.0%
Reading Score:
111.0
Maths Score:
109.0
Grammar Score:
112.0

Key Performance Indicators

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected):
92.0 (+33.2 vs average)
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher):
20.0 (+12.7 vs average)
Low Persistent Absence:
6.6 (10.9 below average)
Reading Score:
111.0 (+5.8 vs average)
Low Absence Rate:
4.0 (2.6 below average)

Historical Performance

Year Mat Average Read Average
2024 109.0 111.0
2023 111.0 111.0

Historical data shows year-over-year performance trends

Calculated Fields

Derived insights and analysis

Source: Calculated

Class Size Information

Average Class Size
26 pupils
Good
Pupils per Year Group
53
Average across all year groups
Total School Size
424 pupils
4-11

Performance Trend

Declining trend (-1.0 per year)

Down -1.0% over 3 years

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From the School Website

Information extracted from the school's own website

Source: School Website

Ethos & Values

Service Teamwork Ambition Respect

The Olive School Bolton is a mixed-gender, Muslim faith primary school committed to promoting educational excellence, character development and service to communities from within a caring and secure Islamic environment. The school emphasises an inclusive faith ethos and universal values of Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect.

Head Teacher's Message

Sabina Saeed, the Principal, emphasises high aspirations, engagement through enjoyable and challenging learning, leadership development from a young age, safety and wellbeing, and strong collaboration with parents and the local community.

Curriculum Highlights

Reading is fundamental to all learning, with a focus on developing reading skills from the Early Years and the Star Readers initiative The curriculum is broad, balanced and knowledge-rich with progression in knowledge, skills and understanding built across year groups Leadership development is central to the curriculum to nurture character and citizenship The school uses a traditional, discrete subject model with literacy underpinning everything taught Enrichment offers experiences centered on five leadership foundations: sport, creativity, performing arts, enterprise and social action The Early Years Foundation Stage follows the statutory framework with seven areas of learning and development Phonics teaching follows Ruth Miskin’s Read Write Inc in the Early Years and Year 1 Curriculum highlights include subject-specific progression and cross-subject connections to apply learning in real-world contexts

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