St Joseph’s RC High School, Bolton, achieves IQM Inclusive Quality Mark

St Joseph’s RC High School (St Joseph’s) is a Roman Catholic voluntary-aided comprehensive school under the trusteeship of the Salford Diocese with a current Planned Admission Number (PAN) of 1050. The number on the roll is 1045.  The proportion of pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium (PP) is approximately 22%.  The current number of young […]

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Centre of Excellence for St William of York

St William of York RC Primary School has achieved the Inclusive School Award with Centre of Excellence. Strong Relationships St William of York is a vibrant one-form entry Catholic primary school with a nursery in a densely populated and diverse urban area.  Everything the school does is underpinned by strong relationships, within and beyond the […]

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St Michael’s C of E Achieves Flagship Status

St Michael’s Church of England Primary School has achieved the Inclusive School Award with Flagship status. Happy, Nurturing and Diverse Environment It’s not everyday you are blown away by a unique Christian school serving its majority Muslim faith families and pupils.  St Michael’s CE Primary School is a large primary school with 502 pupils on […]

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Pupils Enjoy Getting Active at Bolton Panathlon

The rich potential of Panathlon’s partnership with IQM was clear to see at Bolton Arena where 12 schools from across Greater Manchester gathered for a primary competition. IQM’s inclusive ethos aligns perfectly with Panathlon’s and Tuesday (28 March) marked our first major competition for schools with IQM Award status, following a small pilot in Liverpool […]

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Clarendon PS Achieves Inclusive School Award

Clarendon Primary School has achieved the Inclusive School Award. Children are Confident to Support Others Clarendon Primary School’s multi-million purpose-built building was opened in 2014 in Heywood Park.  The building reflects the heritage of the local area with panels of brickwork fashioned into textile patterns reflecting the legacy of Robert Heywood, who gifted the park […]

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Valley Community PS Achieves Inclusive School Award

The Valley Community Primary School in Bolton has achieved the Inclusive School Award. School Leaders are Highly Ambitious The Valley continues to demonstrate a commitment to high levels of inclusive practice.   The school values of: Acceptance, Fairness, Trust, Equality and Respect are demonstrated by leadership at all levels.  The school community is a diverse multi-lingual, […]

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Bowness Primary Achieves The Inclusive School Award

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Bowness Primary School, Little Lever in Bolton, part of the Prestolee Multi Academy Trust has achieved the Inclusive School Award. Introducing Bowness The preparation Bowness Primary School had made for their IQM (Inclusion Quality Mark) assessment visit, was a clear indicator of calm, daily inclusion – that is demonstrated in everything they do. The school […]

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Hardy Mill Primary Achieves The Inclusive School Award

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Hardy Mill Primary School, Bolton in Manchester, has achieved the Inclusive School Award again. Introducing Hardy Mill Hardy Mill Primary School is a very happy and successful school where all are welcome, and everyone is part of the team/family. They pride themselves on valuing every child and helping them to achieve success, whatever their starting […]

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Red Lane Primary Achieves Centre of Excellence

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Red Lane Primary School in Bolton, Lancashire achieves the Inclusive School Award with Centre of Excellence status. Context Larger than average, Red Lane Primary School has 410 pupils on its roll from Reception to Y6 and a 52 full time equivalent place nursery from 2 to 4 years of age. Key Stage 2 (KS2) has […]

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St Peter’s CE Primary Achieves Flagship School Status

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St Peter’s C.E. Primary School, Farnworth in Bolton achieves Flagship School status. Context St Peter’s CE Primary School is a larger than average two form entry school with 418 pupils on roll, where most pupils are of White British heritage. Despite this being an online review due to the ongoing pandemic, there is a palpable […]

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Pikes Lane Achieves Inclusive School Award Again

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Pikes Lane Primary School, Deane in Bolton achieves the Inclusive School Award for the third time. Context Pikes Lane is an outstanding larger than average, oversubscribed and superbly inclusive primary school in an urban area of Bolton. Many pupils are from different minority-ethnic backgrounds who speak English as an Additional Language. Despite this being the […]

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Church Road Achieves Centre of Excellence Status

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Church Road Primary School, a large primary school in Bolton has achieved Centre of Excellence status. Greater Cultural Diversity “School is where you know you are perfect just the way you are” (Year 6 child). Church Road Primary School is a larger than average-size, two-form entry, primary school in Bolton. The school’s demographic is very […]

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The only national award for inclusion in the UK, IQM has been committed to recognising exemplary inclusive schools for over 20 years and in over 20 countries around the world. The three awards allow schools and organisations to dcelebrate their inclusive practice against nationally recognised framework.

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