Report card · inspected Mar 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong 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 2026Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
- 17 November 2021Ungraded 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 entry58 applications · 30 places offered · 35 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.9; Bolton median median 2.0
- 2025 1.6; Bolton median median 2.0
- 2024 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2023 1.5; Bolton median median 1.9
- 2022 1.0; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2021 1.3; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2020 1.5; Bolton median median 2.2
- 2019 1.1; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2018 1.5; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2017 1.3; Bolton median median 2.0
- 2016 1.3; Bolton median median 2.1
- 2015 1.3; 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 | 30 | 58 | 1.9 | 35 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2025 | 25 | 39 | 1.6 | 23 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 62 | 2.1 | 45 | 1.50 |
| Sep 2023 | 29 | 44 | 1.5 | 29 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 29 | 30 | 1.0 | 20 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2021 | 26 | 33 | 1.3 | 24 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 | 30 | 44 | 1.5 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 25 | 28 | 1.1 | 21 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2018 | 24 | 36 | 1.5 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 30 | 38 | 1.3 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2016 | 26 | 33 | 1.3 | 26 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 25 | 32 | 1.3 | 23 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2014 | 18 | 30 | 1.7 | 18 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 76% · Writing 66% · Maths 76% → 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% | 0% | 104 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 3% | 101 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 56% | 7% | 102 | 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
- All Saints CofE Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20261.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · BoltonGood20242.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · BoltonGood20221.9applications per place
- 1.0 km · BoltonGood20232.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Bolton20262.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · BoltonRemains Good · improving20241.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · BoltonRemains Good20232.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
- 1.3 km · Bolton20251.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · BoltonGood20212.3applications per place
- 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
- 105238 · 350/3351
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 294 pupils · 285 on roll
- Free school meals
- 29.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Devon Street, Farnworth, Devon Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7PY
- Local authority
- Bolton
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources