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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 1 February 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 16 May 2017Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry60 applications · 55 places offered · 44 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.1; Bolton median median 2.0
- 2025 1.4; Bolton median median 2.0
- 2024 1.2; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2023 1.4; Bolton median median 1.9
- 2022 1.4; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2021 1.4; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2020 1.5; Bolton median median 2.2
- 2019 1.4; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2018 1.5; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2017 1.3; Bolton median median 2.0
- 2016 1.4; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2015 1.4; Bolton median median 2.2
- 2014 1.4; 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 | 55 | 60 | 1.1 | 44 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2025 | 48 | 67 | 1.4 | 39 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2024 | 48 | 58 | 1.2 | 45 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 | 51 | 71 | 1.4 | 48 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 52 | 70 | 1.4 | 52 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 39 | 55 | 1.4 | 32 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2020 | 41 | 61 | 1.5 | 32 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2019 | 44 | 60 | 1.4 | 35 | 0.80 |
| Sep 2018 | 48 | 70 | 1.5 | 42 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2017 | 38 | 49 | 1.3 | 27 | 0.71 |
| Sep 2016 | 49 | 69 | 1.4 | 46 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2015 | 40 | 54 | 1.4 | 38 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 | 31 | 44 | 1.4 | 29 | 0.94 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 76% · Writing 76% · Maths 85% → all three 66% 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 | 66% | 13% | 106 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 15% | 106 | 107 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 10% | 105 | 106 |
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
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, DeaneThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20241.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Bolton20261.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · BoltonRemains Good20222.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · BoltonGraded · no overall grade20253.7applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · BoltonGood20233.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- Not yet inspected1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · BoltonGood20231.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · Bolton20262.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · BoltonGood20231.5applications per place 49%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
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 105203 · 350/3000
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 500 pupils · 448 on roll
- Free school meals
- 41.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Edale Road, Deane, St Mary's CE Primary School, Bolton, BL3 4QP
- Local authority
- Bolton
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources