Rupert Street, Bolton, Lancashire BL3 6PY
10 reasons to choose Bishop Bridgeman Church of England Primary School
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Bishop Bridgeman Church of England Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Bolton and one of the 4 best independent or state primaries within 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Bishop Bridgeman Church of England Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Church of England academy converter faith school. The school is one of the 3 members of Archbishop Temple Church of England Primary Multi Academy Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2022) inspection.
Average class size
Bishop Bridgeman Church of England Primary School has two classes per year, and an average class size of 31 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Bishop Bridgeman Church of England Primary School ranks in the top 18% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 5% of schools.
The Bishop Bridgeman Church of England Primary School curriculum
School curriculum emphasises Christian social morality and also includes PSHE, Spanish. Most subjects are taught separately, but geography, history, art and DT are taught as cross-curricular topics. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Bishop Bridgeman Church of England Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Bishop Bridgeman Church of England Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.50am to 3.20pm though after school clubs may extend the day.
Find another school near Bishop Bridgeman Church of England Primary School
Bolton School Junior Boys’ (1.4 miles); Bolton School Junior Girls’ (1.4 miles).
Beaumont Primary School, Ladybridge (2.1 miles); St Brendan’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Harwood, Bolton (3.2 miles); St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Westhoughton (3.2 miles).
Bolton School (1.9 miles); Bury Grammar School (6.6 miles).
Bolton Muslim Girls School (0.6 miles); St James’s Church of England High School (1.9 miles); Canon Slade CofE School (3.5 miles).