The Ferns Primary Academy (Farnworth) data

The Ferns Primary Academy is located in Farnworth, Bolton and falls under the local authority of Bolton. This mixed-sex primary school has 446 pupils, with a capacity of 420, aged from three up to eleven, and the type of establishment is academy sponsor led. The school has 15 teachers with each teacher on average earning the full-time equivalent of £36,611. The most recend Ofsted inspection was 1^st July 2021 resulting in an good rating.

The Ferns Primary Academy contact details

Address	The Ferns Primary Academy Plodder Lane Farnworth Bolton Lancashire BL4 0DA
Website	https://tfa.northerneducationtrust.org/
Principal	Mrs Danielle Broadbent

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About The Ferns Primary Academy

Phase of Education	Primary
Type of Establishment	Academy sponsor led
Admissions Policy	Not applicable
Statutory Low Age	3
Statutory High Age	11
Boarders	No boarders
Official Sixth Form	Does not have a sixth form
Gender	Mixed
Religious Character	Does not apply
Diocese	Not applicable
Special Classes	No Special Classes

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Pupils

Census Date	19^th January 2023
School Capacity	420
Number of Pupils	446	106% capacity
Number of Boys	218	49%
Number of Girls	228	51%
Free School Meals (%)	35.90%

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Where is The Ferns Primary Academy?

Street Address	Plodder Lane
Locality	Farnworth
Town	Bolton
County	Lancashire
Postcode	BL4 0DA
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The Ferns Primary Academy on a map

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Ofsted

Ofsted Last Inspection	1^st July 2021
Ofsted Rating	Good
Ofsted Special Measures	Not applicable

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Teachers at The Ferns Primary Academy

Total Number of Teachers	15
Total Number of Teachers (Full-Time Equivalent)	14.8
Total Number of Teaching Assistants	20
Total Number of Teaching Assistants (Full-Time Equivalent)	19.1
Total Number of Non Classroom-based School Support Staff	6
Total Number of Non Classroom-based School Support Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)	6
Pupil:Teacher Ratio	24.9
Mean Gross Full-Time Equivalent Salary of All Teachers	£36,611

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The Ferns Primary Academy administrative data

Establishment Name	The Ferns Primary Academy
Establishment Number	2001
Unique Reference Number	138399
Local Authority	Bolton
Local Authority Code	350
Previous Local Authority Code	999
Government Statistical Service Local Authority Code	E08000001
Government Office Region	North West
District	Bolton
District Code	E08000001
Ward	Farnworth North
Parliamentary Constituency	Bolton South East
Urban/Rural Description	(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Middle Super Output Area	Bolton 032
Lower Super Output Area	Bolton 032A

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The Ferns Primary Academy history

Establishment Status	Open
Last Changed Date	5^th January 2024
Reason Establishment Opened	New Provision
Open Date	1^st September 2012

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Pupil Referral Unit

Teenage Mothers	Not applicable
Special Educational Needs (SEN) Provision in Primary Care Unit	Not applicable
Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) Provides for Educational and Behavioural Difficulties (EBD)	Not applicable

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Special Educational Needs

Section 41 Approved	Not applicable

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Trust

Trust flag	Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trust	NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
School Sponsor flag	Linked to a sponsor
School Sponsor	Northern Education Trust

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Federation

Federation flag	Not applicable

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Further Education/Higher Education

UK Provider Reference Number	10038360
Further Education Type	Not applicable

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The Ferns Primary Academy geodata

Easting	372898
Northing	405970
Latitude	53.54966
Longitude	-2.41051

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Nearest schools to The Ferns Primary Academy

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Harper Green School Harper Green Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0DH	Secondary	151m
Queensbridge Primary School St Germain Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7BL	Primary	442m
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School Beech Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0BP	Primary	575m
St James's Church of England High School Lucas Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9RU	Secondary	687m
St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth Hillside Avenue, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9QB	Primary	701m
Highfield Primary School Marsh Lane, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0AP	Primary	721m
Mount St Joseph Greenland Road, Bolton, BL4 0HT	Secondary	992m
All Saints CofE Primary School Devon Street, Farnworth, Devon Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7PY	Primary	1.1km
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever Green Lane, Bolton, BL3 2PL	Primary	1.2km
St Peter's CofE Primary School Alexandra Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9JT	Primary	1.2km

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