Voluntary aided school · Bolton

Horwich Parish CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
300Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105233URN

Church Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6AA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

70 applications for 36 places · 52nd of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%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 31 March 2026Published 7 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
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

31 March 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
13 January 2022
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

70 applications · 36 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 1.7; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 1.9; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 2.3; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 1.9; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 1.5; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 2.1; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 1.7; 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	36	70	1.9	26	0.72
Sep 2025	42	78	1.9	36	0.86
Sep 2024	49	83	1.7	39	0.80
Sep 2023	54	104	1.9	37	0.69
Sep 2022	29	64	2.2	26	0.90
Sep 2021	33	81	2.5	29	0.88
Sep 2020	33	75	2.3	30	0.91
Sep 2019	45	82	1.8	35	0.78
Sep 2018	60	116	1.9	41	0.68
Sep 2017	60	92	1.5	48	0.80
Sep 2016	60	131	2.2	57	0.95
Sep 2015	59	123	2.1	57	0.97
Sep 2014	55	95	1.7	48	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 84% · Maths 88% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%27th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	73%	11%	107	108
2023/24	58%	5%	105	105
2022/23	61%	8%	105	105

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

Horwich Parish CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Beacon Primary School
0.7 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 36%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
1.1 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Bolton

2026

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Claypool Primary School
1.8 km · Bolton

2026

2.3applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Blackrod Primary School
2.7 km · Bolton

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
3.3 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Rivington Foundation Primary School
3.4 km · Lancashire

Improved significantly2025

2.1applications per place 79%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: 105233 · 350/3344
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 300 on roll
Free school meals: 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Church Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6AA
Local authority: Bolton

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