Community school · Bolton

Moorgate Primary School

2–11Ages
325Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105171URN

Entwistle Street, Bolton, BL2 2RH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingJan 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

5.0per place

3.0 above Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

130 applications for 26 places · 1st of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingJan 2016

School remains OutstandingUngraded inspection · Apr 2023

Inspection history

20 April 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
19 January 2016
Graded inspection: 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

5.0applications per place, Reception

3.0 above Bolton median (2.0) 2.8 above England median (2.2)

130 applications · 26 places offered · 64 named it first

2026 5.0; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 5.1; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 4.9; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 3.9; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 4.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 4.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 3.6; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 3.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 3.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 3.4; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 1.7; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 2.7; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 2.7; Bolton median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Bolton median in 12 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	26	130	5.0	64	2.46
Sep 2025	21	106	5.1	60	2.86
Sep 2024	25	122	4.9	57	2.28
Sep 2023	30	118	3.9	68	2.27
Sep 2022	29	115	4.0	67	2.31
Sep 2021	30	130	4.3	79	2.63
Sep 2020	30	107	3.6	73	2.43
Sep 2019	30	108	3.6	77	2.57
Sep 2018	30	94	3.1	53	1.77
Sep 2017	30	101	3.4	58	1.93
Sep 2016	55	94	1.7	54	0.98
Sep 2015	30	82	2.7	42	1.40
Sep 2014	30	80	2.7	51	1.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 70% · Maths 76% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%36th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	67%	9%	106	106
2023/24	63%	13%	107	106
2022/23	61%	7%	104	103

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

Moorgate Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Outstanding2023

5.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Tonge Moor Primary Academy
0.3 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Primary School
1.0 km · Bolton

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Bolton

Remains Good2021

1.9applications per place
The Valley Community Primary School
1.4 km · Bolton

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Leverhulme Community Primary School
1.5 km · Bolton

2026

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge
1.5 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Red Lane Primary School
1.6 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
1.6 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 47%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: 105171 · 350/2038
Capacity: 350 pupils · 325 on roll
Free school meals: 38.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Entwistle Street, Bolton, BL2 2RH
Local authority: Bolton

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