Voluntary aided school · Bolton

Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School

5–11Ages
188Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
105219URN

Mitre Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 6QJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.7 below Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

38 applications for 30 places · 87th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%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 6 January 2026Published 12 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
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

6 January 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
15 July 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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 entry

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Bolton median (2.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 30 places offered · 20 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.3; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 1.5; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 2.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 1.6; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 1.6; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 1.9; Bolton median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Bolton median in 1 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	38	1.3	20	0.67
Sep 2025	22	33	1.5	17	0.77
Sep 2024	21	43	2.1	15	0.71
Sep 2023	30	50	1.7	25	0.83
Sep 2022	19	43	2.3	16	0.84
Sep 2021	30	55	1.8	28	0.93
Sep 2020	30	48	1.6	27	0.90
Sep 2019	30	55	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2018	26	41	1.6	19	0.73
Sep 2017	22	39	1.8	20	0.91
Sep 2016	28	44	1.6	22	0.79
Sep 2015	22	35	1.6	20	0.91
Sep 2014	27	50	1.9	24	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 68% · Maths 61% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%77th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard16%

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	52%	0%	103	101
2023/24	52%	3%	104	102
2022/23	50%	3%	101	100

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

Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
0.5 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
High Lawn Primary School
0.7 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
The Oaks Primary School
1.1 km · Bolton

Good2023

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Sharples Primary School
1.1 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
1.2 km · Bolton

2026

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Valley Community Primary School
1.3 km · Bolton

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
The Olive School, Bolton
1.5 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
Brownlow Fold Primary School
1.5 km · Bolton

2026

2.3applications per place 53%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 aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105219 · 350/3315
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 188 on roll
Free school meals: 38.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mitre Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 6QJ
Local authority: Bolton

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