Community school · Bolton

Haslam Park Primary School

4–11Ages
306Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105168URN

Wigan Road, Bolton, BL3 5QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.1per place

1.1 above Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

56 applications for 18 places · 8th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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 · 7 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
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

3.1applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Bolton median (2.0) 0.9 above England median (2.2)

56 applications · 18 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 3.1; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 2.5; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 2.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 2.5; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 4.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 3.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 2.2; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 2.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 1.7; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 3.7; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 2.8; 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	18	56	3.1	14	0.78
Sep 2025	31	77	2.5	21	0.68
Sep 2024	36	85	2.4	27	0.75
Sep 2023	29	72	2.5	27	0.93
Sep 2022	16	65	4.1	15	0.94
Sep 2021	27	86	3.2	25	0.93
Sep 2020	37	80	2.2	31	0.84
Sep 2019	41	79	1.9	28	0.68
Sep 2018	44	100	2.3	36	0.82
Sep 2017	36	62	1.7	19	0.53
Sep 2016	38	78	2.1	23	0.61
Sep 2015	24	88	3.7	21	0.88
Sep 2014	32	90	2.8	28	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 81% · Maths 78% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%23rd of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard44%

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	74%	9%	105	107
2023/24	56%	2%	104	104
2022/23	60%	5%	103	102

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

Haslam Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.2 km · Bolton

Not yet inspected

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Brandwood Primary School
0.6 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Gilnow Primary School
0.8 km · Bolton

2026

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
0.9 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Pikes Lane Primary School
0.9 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane
0.9 km · Bolton

Remains Outstanding2024

1.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Sunning Hill Primary School
0.9 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ladybridge Community Primary School
1.3 km · Bolton

2026

1.6applications per place 69%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: 105168 · 350/2035
Capacity: 352 pupils · 306 on roll
Free school meals: 53.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wigan Road, Bolton, BL3 5QL
Local authority: Bolton

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