The Ferns Primary Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Plodder Lane
 Farnworth
 Bolton
 Lancashire BL4 0DA
Telephone: 01204 471277

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Plodder Lane Primary School
Trust: Northern Education Trust
Sponsor: Northern Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Keith Jones (since December 2024)
Previous Headteacher: Danielle Broadbent (went to Essa Primary Academy)
Number of pupils: 457
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 35.60% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 33.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 32.2% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 45.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 54.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.5km
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North West
Authority: Bolton
Constituency: Bolton South East
Electoral Ward: Farnworth North
School Number: 3502001

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 1st July 2021 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Harper Green School (0.1km) show on map
  2. Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School (0.4km) show on map
  3. Queensbridge Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  4. St James's Church of England High School (0.6km) show on map
  5. Highfield Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  6. St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth (0.7km) show on map
  7. The Orchards Nursery School (1.0km) show on map
  8. Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy (1.0km) show on map
  9. All Saints CofE Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  10. St Peter's CofE Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  11. St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever (1.3km) show on map
  12. St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary A... (1.4km) show on map
  13. Cherry Tree Primary School (1.4km) show on map
  14. Green Fold School (1.4km) show on map
  15. Lord's School (1.5km) show on map
  16. Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton (1.5km) show on map
  17. St John Church of England Primary School, Far... (1.6km) show on map
  18. Dukesgate Academy (1.6km) show on map
  19. Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre (1.6km) show on map
  20. Kearsley West Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  21. North Walkden Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  22. St William of York Catholic Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  23. Bolton Islamic Girls School (1.9km) show on map
  24. Kearsley Academy (2.0km) show on map
  25. Lever Edge Primary Academy (2.0km) show on map
  26. St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School (2.1km) show on map
  27. King's Leadership Academy Bolton (2.2km) show on map
  28. Bridgewater Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  29. Raise Education and Wellbeing School (2.2km) show on map
  30. Wharton Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  31. Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  32. Bowness Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  33. Little Lever School (2.3km) show on map
  34. Woodbridge College (2.4km) show on map
  35. St Edmund's RC Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  36. Essa Academy (2.5km) show on map
  37. Essa Primary Academy (2.5km) show on map
  38. Clarendon Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  39. Thomasson Memorial School (2.5km) show on map
  40. Star Salford Academy (2.5km) show on map
  41. St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy (2.6km) show on map
  42. St Andrew's Methodist Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  43. Prestolee Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  44. Bolton Muslim Girls School (2.7km) show on map
  45. Peel Hall Primary School (2.7km) show on map
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  47. The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton (2.8km) show on map
  48. St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever (2.8km) show on map
  49. Hilton Lane Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  50. Sunning Hill Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  51. St Bede Academy (2.8km) show on map
  52. St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School (2.9km) show on map
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  55. St Paul's CofE Primary School (2.9km) show on map
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  59. Bolton Sixth Form College (3.2km) show on map
  60. University Collegiate School (3.3km) show on map
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  62. SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  63. Christ The King RC Primary School (3.4km) show on map
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  73. Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah (3.6km) show on map
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  76. St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley (3.8km) show on map
  77. Gilnow Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  78. Forwards Centre (3.9km) show on map
  79. Birchwood School Bolton (3.9km) show on map
  80. James Brindley Community Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  81. Mesne Lea Primary School (4.0km) show on map
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  84. Tonge Moor Primary Academy (4.1km) show on map
  85. Gaskell Community Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  86. St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane (4.2km) show on map
  87. Co-op Academy Walkden (4.3km) show on map
  88. The Olive School, Bolton (4.4km) show on map
  89. Ellenbrook Community Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  90. Bolton School Boys' Division (4.4km) show on map
  91. Bolton School Girls' Division (4.4km) show on map
  92. Bolton School Infant & Nursery School (4.4km) show on map
  93. St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton (4.4km) show on map
  94. Rowan Tree Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  95. Red Lane Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  96. Ladybridge High School (4.6km) show on map
  97. Cams Lane Primary School (4.7km) show on map
  98. St John's CofE Primary School Mosley Common (4.7km) show on map
  99. Rumworth School (4.7km) show on map
  100. LifeBridge ASEND (4.7km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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