Community school · Bolton

Markland Hill Primary School

4–11Ages
315Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105159URN

Markland Hill, Heaton, Bolton, BL1 5EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.0per place

2.0 above Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

166 applications for 42 places · 3rd of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 17 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

4.0applications per place, Reception

2.0 above Bolton median (2.0) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

166 applications · 42 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 4.0; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 3.6; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 4.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 4.8; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 4.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 4.5; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 4.6; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 4.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 4.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 3.2; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 4.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 4.0; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 3.9; 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	42	166	4.0	53	1.26
Sep 2025	45	163	3.6	59	1.31
Sep 2024	45	184	4.1	59	1.31
Sep 2023	45	216	4.8	91	2.02
Sep 2022	45	189	4.2	72	1.60
Sep 2021	45	204	4.5	85	1.89
Sep 2020	45	206	4.6	80	1.78
Sep 2019	45	193	4.3	86	1.91
Sep 2018	45	218	4.8	88	1.96
Sep 2017	45	146	3.2	63	1.40
Sep 2016	45	209	4.6	90	2.00
Sep 2015	45	180	4.0	71	1.58
Sep 2014	45	175	3.9	66	1.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 89% · Writing 82% · Maths 84% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%18th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard89%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard59%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	77%	32%	110	108
2023/24	75%	18%	108	106
2022/23	73%	20%	108	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

Markland Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
0.9 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

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

Graded · no overall grade2024
Church Road Primary School
1.2 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Road Primary School
1.2 km · Bolton

Good2022

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Lostock Primary School
1.6 km · Bolton

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place
Ladybridge Community Primary School
1.6 km · Bolton

2026

1.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton
1.8 km · Bolton

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Beaumont Primary School
1.8 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 84%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: 105159 · 350/2019
Capacity: 316 pupils · 315 on roll
Free school meals: 6.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Markland Hill, Heaton, Bolton, BL1 5EJ
Local authority: Bolton

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