St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth

Bolton · BL4 8AP

General information Primary School · 5-11 years Who goes here 154 pupils, 37% FSM

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St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth

General Information

Address: Church Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8AP – View on map
Phone: 01204333101
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Emma Barr
Age range: 5-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

154 pupils out of 210 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 57
% eligible for free school meals: 37.0%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Bolton average)
English as an additional language: 44% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 0% a year (Bolton 13.3%, typical in England 13.9%)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (one year, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Bolton: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Bolton, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 12.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 26.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.6%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 13 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Headteacher Approval

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Year 6 SATs results for this school haven't been added yet.

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41st of 62 primary schools in Bolton for Ofsted rating

#39St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#40St James CofE Primary School, Daisy HillGood
#41St John Church of England Primary School, FarnworthGood
#42St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, BoltonGood
#43St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, BoltonGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Blackrod Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Eatock Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Johnson Fold Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Lostock Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Moorgate Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6Oxford Grove Primary SchoolOutstanding
#7Pikes Lane Primary SchoolOutstanding
#8Prestolee Primary SchoolOutstanding
#9Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#10St Mary's CofE Primary School, DeaneOutstanding
#11The Valley Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#12Beacon Primary SchoolGood
#13Beaumont Primary SchoolGood
#14Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary SchoolGood
#15Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary SchoolGood
#16Blackshaw Primary SchoolGood
#17Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18Bowness Primary SchoolGood
#19Brandwood Primary SchoolGood
#20Castle Hill Primary SchoolGood
#21Chorley New Road Primary AcademyGood
#22Church Road Primary SchoolGood
#23Devonshire Road Primary SchoolGood
#24Gilnow Primary SchoolGood
#25Haslam Park Primary SchoolGood
#26High Lawn Primary SchoolGood
#27Lever Edge Primary AcademyGood
#28Masefield Primary SchoolGood
#29Mytham Primary SchoolGood
#30Queensbridge Primary SchoolGood
#31SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary SchoolGood
#32Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, BoltonGood
#33St Bartholomew's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#34St Bede AcademyGood
#35St Bernard's RC Primary School, BoltonGood
#36St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, BoltonGood
#37St Catherine's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#38St Columba's RC Primary SchoolGood
#39St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyGood
#40St James CofE Primary School, Daisy HillGood
#41St John Church of England Primary School, FarnworthGood
#42St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, BoltonGood
#43St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, BoltonGood
#44St Mary's RC Primary SchoolGood
#45St Matthew's CofE Primary School, BoltonGood
#46St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little LeverGood
#47St Maxentius CofE Primary SchoolGood
#48St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great LeverGood
#49St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary AcademyGood
#50St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#51St Saviour CofE Primary School, RingleyGood
#52St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever BridgeGood
#53St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#54St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary AcademyGood
#55St Thomas of Canterbury RC SchoolGood
#56St William of York Roman Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#57The Gates Primary SchoolGood
#58The Oaks Primary SchoolGood
#59The Olive Tree Primary School BoltonGood
#60Tonge Moor Primary AcademyGood
#61Woodland Primary AcademyGood
#62Walmsley CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £5,234 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

89th of 92 primary schools in Bolton for spending per pupil

#87St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School£5,712
#88St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£5,498
#89St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth£5,234
#90Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School£4,619
#91Lostock Primary School£2,948

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Castle Hill Primary School£9,622
#2Woodland Primary Academy£9,348
#3St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy£9,085
#4Moorgate Primary School£8,980
#5Queensbridge Primary School£8,251
#6St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton£7,732
#7Haslam Park Primary School£7,656
#8Cherry Tree Primary School£7,635
#9St Columba's RC Primary School£7,450
#10Claypool Primary School£7,448
#11Leverhulme Community Primary School£7,414
#12Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School£7,376
#13All Saints CofE Primary School£7,333
#14Brownlow Fold Primary School£7,331
#15Mytham Primary School£7,323
#16Kearsley West Primary School£7,318
#17St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge£7,301
#18Tonge Moor Primary Academy£7,296
#19Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School£7,276
#20St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth£7,219
#21St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School£7,151
#22Brandwood Primary School£7,144
#23St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton£7,131
#24Bowness Primary School£7,105
#25Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School£6,900
#26Pikes Lane Primary School£6,899
#27Beacon Primary School£6,898
#28High Lawn Primary School£6,898
#29St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell£6,868
#30Clarendon Primary School£6,849
#31St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy£6,848
#32Gaskell Community Primary School£6,841
#33Heathfield Primary School£6,837
#34St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever£6,828
#35St Peter's CofE Primary School£6,827
#36Red Lane Primary School£6,777
#37The Valley Community Primary School£6,768
#38Eatock Primary School£6,753
#39St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton£6,752
#40Lever Edge Primary Academy£6,746
#41St Stephen's CofE Primary School£6,734
#42St Mary's RC Primary School£6,685
#43Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton£6,676
#44Blackshaw Primary School£6,672
#45St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever£6,660
#46Harwood Meadows Primary School£6,657
#47Masefield Primary School£6,644
#48St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton£6,595
#49St George's CofE Primary School£6,582
#50Gilnow Primary School£6,554
#51Prestolee Primary School£6,549
#52Highfield Primary School£6,545
#53Sunning Hill Primary School£6,522
#54The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton£6,504
#55Essa Primary Academy£6,502
#56Devonshire Road Primary School£6,491
#57St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane£6,470
#58St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge£6,438
#59Blackrod Primary School£6,433
#60Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School£6,392
#61The Gates Primary School£6,364
#62Ladybridge Community Primary School£6,353
#63The Olive School, Bolton£6,344
#64St Catherine's CofE Primary School£6,289
#65St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton£6,273
#66St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill£6,244
#67St Bede Academy£6,238
#68St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton£6,235
#69Markland Hill Primary School£6,209
#70Chorley New Road Primary Academy£6,182
#71SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School£6,174
#72Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School£6,154
#73Oxford Grove Primary School£6,142
#74St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley£6,120
#75Hardy Mill Primary School£6,053
#76St Thomas CofE Primary School£6,044
#77St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School£6,037
#78The Oaks Primary School£6,005
#79Spindle Point Primary School£5,999
#80Church Road Primary School£5,992
#81The Ferns Primary Academy£5,948
#82Beaumont Primary School£5,920
#83Sharples Primary School£5,897
#84Horwich Parish CofE Primary School£5,825
#85St Thomas of Canterbury RC School£5,756
#86St Maxentius CofE Primary School£5,717
#87St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School£5,712
#88St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£5,498
#89St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth£5,234
#90Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School£4,619
#91Lostock Primary School£2,948
#92St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy£2,921

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