Community school · Bolton

Brownlow Fold Primary School

3–11Ages
232Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105149URN

Darley Street, Bolton, BL1 3DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 above Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

49 applications for 21 places · 29th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 10 February 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

10 February 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
20 January 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Bolton median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

49 applications · 21 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 2.3; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 2.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 2.8; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 2.7; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 2.7; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 2.7; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 3.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 2.7; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 2.7; Bolton median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Bolton median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Bolton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	21	49	2.3	16	0.76
Sep 2025	27	65	2.4	23	0.85
Sep 2024	29	62	2.1	27	0.93
Sep 2023	27	58	2.2	16	0.59
Sep 2022	20	47	2.4	18	0.90
Sep 2021	30	74	2.5	29	0.97
Sep 2020	28	77	2.8	25	0.89
Sep 2019	29	78	2.7	27	0.93
Sep 2018	27	73	2.7	24	0.89
Sep 2017	27	72	2.7	25	0.93
Sep 2016	27	96	3.6	33	1.22
Sep 2015	30	80	2.7	32	1.07
Sep 2014	29	79	2.7	31	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 60% · Maths 63% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%74th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bolton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	3%	103	101
2023/24	58%	0%	102	102
2022/23	55%	10%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Brownlow Fold Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Bolton
0.1 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
0.3 km · Bolton

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
0.4 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Oxford Grove Primary School
0.4 km · Bolton

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Gaskell Community Primary School
0.6 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
0.6 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
The Valley Community Primary School
0.9 km · Bolton

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Church Road Primary School
1.3 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105149 · 350/2004
Capacity: 266 pupils · 232 on roll
Free school meals: 37.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Darley Street, Bolton, BL1 3DX
Local authority: Bolton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources