Community school · Bolton

Oxford Grove Primary School

3–11Ages
449Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105160URN

Shepherd Cross Street, Bolton, BL1 3EJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.0 above Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

175 applications for 59 places · 10th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 2 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Bolton median (2.0) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

175 applications · 59 places offered · 71 named it first

2026 3.0; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 2.8; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 2.9; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 2.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 2.3; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 1.7; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 2.2; 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	175	3.0	71	1.20
Sep 2025	60	168	2.8	72	1.20
Sep 2024	60	174	2.9	70	1.17
Sep 2023	61	119	2.0	58	0.95
Sep 2022	51	111	2.2	42	0.82
Sep 2021	54	125	2.3	49	0.91
Sep 2020	60	135	2.3	54	0.90
Sep 2019	57	122	2.1	51	0.89
Sep 2018	56	117	2.1	49	0.88
Sep 2017	47	95	2.0	46	0.98
Sep 2016	55	95	1.7	36	0.65
Sep 2015	55	101	1.8	50	0.91
Sep 2014	59	127	2.2	56	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 88% · Maths 83% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%11th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth47%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard41%

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	80%	31%	108	107
2023/24	85%	24%	108	108
2022/23	67%	24%	104	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

Oxford Grove Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

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

Standards maintained2024

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

2026

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

Standards maintained2025

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

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Gaskell Community Primary School
0.9 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Church Road Primary School
0.9 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
1.0 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Devonshire Road Primary School
1.1 km · Bolton

Good2022

1.8applications per place 68%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: 105160 · 350/2020
Capacity: 446 pupils · 449 on roll
Free school meals: 59.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Shepherd Cross Street, Bolton, BL1 3EJ
Local authority: Bolton

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