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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 December 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 3 March 2015Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry55 applications · 27 places offered · 27 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Bolton median median 2.0
- 2025 2.5; Bolton median median 2.0
- 2024 2.5; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2023 2.2; Bolton median median 1.9
- 2022 2.6; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2021 2.9; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2020 2.7; Bolton median median 2.2
- 2019 3.1; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2018 3.1; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2017 3.1; Bolton median median 2.0
- 2016 2.7; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2015 3.3; Bolton median median 2.2
- 2014 2.7; 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 | 27 | 55 | 2.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 29 | 71 | 2.5 | 34 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 76 | 2.5 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 23 | 50 | 2.2 | 22 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 78 | 2.6 | 39 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2021 | 23 | 67 | 2.9 | 17 | 0.74 |
| Sep 2020 | 29 | 78 | 2.7 | 23 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2019 | 29 | 91 | 3.1 | 32 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2018 | 23 | 72 | 3.1 | 20 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2017 | 21 | 65 | 3.1 | 19 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2016 | 27 | 73 | 2.7 | 22 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2015 | 30 | 98 | 3.3 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2014 | 30 | 82 | 2.7 | 38 | 1.27 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 90% · Writing 81% · Maths 87% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Bolton median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 81% | 3% | 105 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 3% | 103 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 60% | 3% | 104 | 104 |
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
- Kearsley West Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20242.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · Bolton20251.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · BoltonGood20221.9applications per place
- 0.6 km · BoltonGood20242.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · BoltonGood20232.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · BoltonOutstanding20242.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · BoltonGood20232.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Salford20261.3applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · BoltonGraded · no overall grade20242.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 105186 · 350/2061
- Capacity
- 262 pupils · 236 on roll
- Free school meals
- 32.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Primrose Street, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 9BZ
- Local authority
- Bolton
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources