Community school · Bolton

Heathfield Primary School

2–11Ages
270Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105172URN

Henniker Road, Heathfield Primary School, Bolton, BL3 3TP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

73 applications for 30 places · 25th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 14 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
23 February 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Bolton median (2.0) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 30 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 2.4; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 2.5; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 2.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 2.2; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 2.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 2.7; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 2.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 2.5; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 2.7; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 2.6; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 3.0; 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	30	73	2.4	40	1.33
Sep 2025	29	73	2.5	34	1.17
Sep 2024	30	77	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2023	28	61	2.2	28	1.00
Sep 2022	29	62	2.1	26	0.90
Sep 2021	30	72	2.4	34	1.13
Sep 2020	30	82	2.7	38	1.27
Sep 2019	30	72	2.4	30	1.00
Sep 2018	30	72	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2017	30	74	2.5	41	1.37
Sep 2016	29	77	2.7	35	1.21
Sep 2015	26	67	2.6	23	0.88
Sep 2014	21	62	3.0	20	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 84% · Maths 88% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%21st of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard50%

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	75%	13%	107	107
2023/24	74%	10%	105	107
2022/23	80%	13%	106	108

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

Heathfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Bede Academy
0.8 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Essa Primary Academy
1.1 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane
1.2 km · Bolton

Remains Outstanding2024

1.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton
1.2 km · Bolton

2026

1.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Brandwood Primary School
1.3 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
1.4 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Bolton

Not yet inspected

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Haslam Park Primary School
1.6 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: 105172 · 350/2039
Capacity: 276 pupils · 270 on roll
Free school meals: 26.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Henniker Road, Heathfield Primary School, Bolton, BL3 3TP
Local authority: Bolton

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