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Faith schools in Farnworth

All 8 faith schools in Farnworth.

8 schools in Farnworth

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  1. Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School

    Bolton, BL4 0BP · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Farnworth faith schools average, low absence.

    32 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1179%

    Farnworth faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.0%Farnworth faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    236
    Pupils per teacher
    21.2
    View school Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
  2. St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Bolton, BL4 8AJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Farnworth faith schools average, low absence.

    19 first choices, 22 offers made

    Met the standard at 1182%

    Farnworth faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.5%Farnworth faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    185
    Pupils per teacher
    21.0
    View school St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
  3. St James's Church of England High School

    Bolton, BL4 9RU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results above the Farnworth faith schools average.

    315 first choices, 197 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1648.1

    Farnworth faith schools 45.0England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.5%Farnworth faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    1,053
    Pupils per teacher
    16.2
    View school St James's Church of England High School
  4. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL4 9JT · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Farnworth faith schools average, low absence.

    57 first choices, 57 offers made

    Met the standard at 1158%

    Farnworth faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.7%Farnworth faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    411
    Pupils per teacher
    21.3
    View school St Peter's CofE Primary School
  5. St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth

    Bolton, BL4 9QB · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Farnworth faith schools average.

    24 first choices, 26 offers made

    Met the standard at 1167%

    Farnworth faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    7.5%Farnworth faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    357
    Pupils per teacher
    25.0
    View school St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth
  6. St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth

    Bolton, BL4 8AP · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Farnworth faith schools average, low absence.

    12 first choices, 14 offers made

    Met the standard at 1158%

    Farnworth faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    5.6%Farnworth faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    154
    Pupils per teacher
    20.7
    View school St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth
  7. All Saints CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL4 7PY · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Farnworth faith schools average, low absence.

    35 first choices, 30 offers made

    Met the standard at 1166%

    Farnworth faith schools 67%England 62%

    Days missed
    4.9%Farnworth faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    285
    Pupils per teacher
    22.1
    View school All Saints CofE Primary School
  8. Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy

    Bolton, BL4 0HT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Catholic

    Results below the Farnworth faith schools average, high absence.

    143 first choices, 174 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1641.5

    Farnworth faith schools 45.0England 46.2

    Days missed
    10.2%Farnworth faith schools 7.0%
    Pupils
    895
    Pupils per teacher
    15.5
    View school Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy
The big picture

How Farnworth's faith schools spread out

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Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Farnworth 67%England 62%St Peter's CofE Primary School: 58%St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth: 58%All Saints CofE Primary School: 66%St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth: 67%Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School: 79%St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 82%0%25%50%75%100%
Faith schools in Farnworth

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Farnworth average 6.0%Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School: 4%St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy: 4.5%St Peter's CofE Primary School: 4.7%All Saints CofE Primary School: 4.9%St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth: 5.6%St James's Church of England High School: 6.5%St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth: 7.5%Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy: 10.2%0%4%8%12%16%
Faith schools in Farnworth

Ofsted grades in Farnworth

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 4 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 4
  • Good: 3 of 4
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 4
  • Inadequate: 0 of 4
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Farnworth

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    8 of the 8 faith schools in Farnworth have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Faith schools in Farnworth, explained

There are 8 faith schools in Farnworth, teaching 3,576 children. 3 are run by the council and 5 are academies or free schools.

75% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

66.9% of pupils in Farnworth faith schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 58% to 82%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

29.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,404 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 19.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many faith schools are in Farnworth?
There are 8 faith schools in Farnworth, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best faith schools in Farnworth?
The highest-ranked faith schools in Farnworth on Eduscope are Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School, St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy and St James's Church of England High School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are faith schools in Farnworth ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Farnworth faith schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across faith schools in Farnworth is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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