Community school · Bolton

Devonshire Road Primary School

4–11Ages
415Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105154URN

Devonshire Road, Heaton, Bolton, BL1 4ND · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

107 applications for 59 places · 63rd of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Bolton median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

107 applications · 59 places offered · 51 named it first

2026 1.8; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 2.2; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 2.5; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 2.1; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 1.9; 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	107	1.8	51	0.86
Sep 2025	60	131	2.2	64	1.07
Sep 2024	59	146	2.5	75	1.27
Sep 2023	59	121	2.1	48	0.81
Sep 2022	59	116	2.0	63	1.07
Sep 2021	54	105	1.9	40	0.74
Sep 2020	60	123	2.1	55	0.92
Sep 2019	55	101	1.8	44	0.80
Sep 2018	60	110	1.8	44	0.73
Sep 2017	51	101	2.0	45	0.88
Sep 2016	56	101	1.8	48	0.86
Sep 2015	45	84	1.9	38	0.84
Sep 2014	56	104	1.9	47	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 78% · Maths 80% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%35th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	68%	14%	105	107
2023/24	70%	11%	105	106
2022/23	66%	21%	106	107

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

Devonshire Road Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
0.4 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Gilnow Primary School
1.0 km · Bolton

2026

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Oxford Grove Primary School
1.1 km · Bolton

Outstanding2023

3.0applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Church Road Primary School
1.1 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
1.2 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 61%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
Pikes Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Haslam Park Primary School
1.3 km · Bolton

Good2023

3.1applications per place 74%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: 105154 · 350/2013
Capacity: 420 pupils · 415 on roll
Free school meals: 28.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Devonshire Road, Heaton, Bolton, BL1 4ND
Local authority: Bolton

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