Community school · Bolton

Church Road Primary School

3–11Ages
445Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105152URN

Captains Clough Road, Bolton, BL1 5RU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

114 applications for 59 places · 53rd of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 28 January 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

19 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
28 January 2020
Graded inspection: 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

114 applications · 59 places offered · 59 named it first

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

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	59	114	1.9	59	1.00
Sep 2025	52	105	2.0	39	0.75
Sep 2024	60	127	2.1	57	0.95
Sep 2023	59	132	2.2	57	0.97
Sep 2022	52	109	2.1	41	0.79
Sep 2021	59	112	1.9	45	0.76
Sep 2020	57	109	1.9	45	0.79
Sep 2019	49	106	2.2	37	0.76
Sep 2018	60	130	2.2	54	0.90
Sep 2017	59	114	1.9	56	0.95
Sep 2016	56	109	2.0	42	0.75
Sep 2015	40	90	2.3	35	0.88
Sep 2014	53	100	1.9	34	0.64

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 78% · Maths 76% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%51st of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	62%	10%	106	104
2023/24	61%	3%	104	104
2022/23	68%	11%	106	105

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

Church Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
0.8 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Johnson Fold Community Primary School
0.8 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024
Oxford Grove Primary School
0.9 km · Bolton

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
0.9 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Bolton

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Road Primary School
1.1 km · Bolton

Good2022

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Markland Hill Primary School
1.2 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
1.3 km · Bolton

2026

1.8applications per place 50%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: 105152 · 350/2008
Capacity: 455 pupils · 445 on roll
Free school meals: 27.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Captains Clough Road, Bolton, BL1 5RU
Local authority: Bolton

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