Voluntary aided school · Bolton

St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton

4–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
105236URN

Crescent Avenue, Over Hulton, Bolton, BL5 1EN · 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

1.4per place

0.6 below Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

42 applications for 30 places · 81st of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%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 5 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

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Inspection history

24 February 2026
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Bolton median (2.0) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 30 places offered · 27 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.4; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 1.7; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 1.9; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 1.6; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 2.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 2.5; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 2.3; 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	30	42	1.4	27	0.90
Sep 2025	28	47	1.7	24	0.86
Sep 2024	27	42	1.6	24	0.89
Sep 2023	23	39	1.7	22	0.96
Sep 2022	30	47	1.6	29	0.97
Sep 2021	27	42	1.6	25	0.93
Sep 2020	28	52	1.9	28	1.00
Sep 2019	22	36	1.6	22	1.00
Sep 2018	30	59	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2017	30	48	1.6	26	0.87
Sep 2016	28	63	2.3	27	0.96
Sep 2015	29	72	2.5	40	1.38
Sep 2014	29	68	2.3	30	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 94% · Writing 90% · Maths 97% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%2nd of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard94%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	90%	16%	108	109
2023/24	72%	9%	106	106
2022/23	83%	10%	107	107

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 Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over HultonThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Heathfield Primary School
1.2 km · Bolton

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Bede Academy
1.8 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Essa Primary Academy
1.9 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane
2.3 km · Bolton

Remains Outstanding2024

1.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton
2.3 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.9applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Wharton Primary School
2.4 km · Salford

Not yet inspected

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Meadowbank Primary School
2.4 km · Wigan

Good2023

1.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Chowbent Primary School
2.4 km · Wigan

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 36%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: 105236 · 350/3348
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Crescent Avenue, Over Hulton, Bolton, BL5 1EN
Local authority: Bolton

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