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Masefield Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Masefield Road, Little Lever, Bolton BL3 1NG · masefield.bolton.sch.uk · 01204 333714
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 84%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bolton 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 2.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 254
- 44 over 210 places · 121%
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Base Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 60 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 47% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 60 | 2.1▲ | 47% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 50 | 1.7▲ | 56% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 33 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 22% the higher standard. Across Bolton it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲84% | 62% | ||
| ▲22% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105193)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 12 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Masefield Primary School was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jul 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jul 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 49
- 19% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (31%) with SEND