Community school · Bolton

Claypool Primary School

4–11Ages
218Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105195URN

Salisbury Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6LN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.3 above Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

69 applications for 30 places · 31st of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

34%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 24 February 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
12 January 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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Bolton median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

69 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 2.3; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 2.9; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 3.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 3.2; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 2.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 3.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 3.5; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 3.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 3.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 3.1; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 3.2; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 2.6; 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	30	69	2.3	28	0.93
Sep 2025	29	84	2.9	31	1.07
Sep 2024	30	96	3.2	44	1.47
Sep 2023	30	96	3.2	41	1.37
Sep 2022	30	78	2.6	28	0.93
Sep 2021	30	89	3.0	40	1.33
Sep 2020	30	106	3.5	44	1.47
Sep 2019	30	90	3.0	41	1.37
Sep 2018	30	108	3.6	52	1.73
Sep 2017	30	93	3.1	39	1.30
Sep 2016	58	104	1.8	47	0.81
Sep 2015	30	97	3.2	38	1.27
Sep 2014	30	78	2.6	40	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 66% · Maths 45% → all three 34% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard34%87th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard45%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	34%	3%	103	101
2023/24	55%	10%	104	104
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

Claypool Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
St Mary's RC Primary School
1.0 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Chorley New Road Primary Academy
1.0 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Bolton

2026

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Lostock Primary School
2.3 km · Bolton

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
2.4 km · Bolton

2026

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Beacon Primary School
2.5 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Markland Hill Primary School
3.0 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
The Gates Primary School
3.2 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 84%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: 105195 · 350/2073
Capacity: 227 pupils · 218 on roll
Free school meals: 11.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Address: Salisbury Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6LN
Local authority: Bolton

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