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Eagley Junior School

Primary · Bolton · BL7 9AT

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 18 March 2025

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At a glance

224 pupils · 93% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
15.6% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
1.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://eagleyjunior.org
URN
138152

In figures

At its inspection on 18 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

64 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
70%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
17%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
108
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
106
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school70%
Median of its 12 closest peers71.5%
Bolton average65.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Broadbent Fold Primary School and NurseryDukinfield · 18 miles awayGood77%
St George's CofE Primary SchoolBolton · 7 miles awayExpected standard60%
Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary SchoolReading · 163 miles awayGood50%
Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary SchoolChorley · 9 miles awayGood71%
Preston Grange Primary SchoolNorth Shields · 105 miles awayGood72%
Holmfirth Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolHolmfirth · 26 miles awayExpected standard58%
Cheddington Combined SchoolBuckinghamshire · 143 miles awayGood56%
Springvale Primary SchoolBarnsley · 33 miles awayGood80%
Ravenfield Primary AcademyRotherham · 49 miles awayGood70%
Netherthong Primary SchoolHolmfirth · 26 miles awayGood84%
Langley Moor Primary SchoolDurham · 85 miles awayExpected standard77%
Lingfield Primary SchoolMiddlesbrough · 80 miles awayGood89%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 81% (Bolton 46%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Bolton 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 3% (Bolton 10%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Bolton 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Bolton 1%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Bolton 18%, England 5%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Bolton 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Bolton 3%, England 3%) · Any other White background 1% (Bolton 3%, England 7%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Bolton: 2.36 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

80% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 20% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

70% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,637; 27.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,553
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £350,000; in-year balance +£23,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher37.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work43.2%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways11.7%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier87.3%62.3%
Social housing2.7%17.1%
Privately rented9.8%20.5%
Detached houses34.6%22.9%
Flats1.2%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms29.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van14.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01004806 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£255,000298 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£190,000–£383,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (92)£450,000
Semi-detached (87)£244,000
Terraced (76)£190,000
Flat (43)£175,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
1an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
7an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
2an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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