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Colton Primary School is an academy. It has about 240 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in September 2012. The present school opened in 2018.
This school is a member of Red Kite Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Austhorpe Primary School, Whitkirk Primary School, Templenewsam Halton Primary School, Temple Learning Academy and Meadowfield Primary School.)
Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment, Attainment and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Finances.
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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is roughly average.
Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Progress: About average. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community. Show details
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.
Disadvantaged pupils: There is no information about the progress of disadvantaged pupils.
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