Voluntary controlled school · Cumberland

Boltons CofE School

4–11Ages
86Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
112245URN

Bolton Low Houses, Wigton, CA7 8PA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Cumberland median (1.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cumberland

22 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

3 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
11 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Cumberland median (1.7) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 14 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Cumberland median median 1.7
2025 1.5; Cumberland median median 1.7
2024 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2022 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.6
2020 2.4; Cumberland median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Cumberland median median 1.7
2018 2.3; Cumberland median median 1.9
2017 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Cumberland median median 2.0
2015 2.0; Cumberland median median 1.8
2014 3.0; Cumberland median median 1.7

This school
Cumberland 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	14	22	1.6	15	1.07
Sep 2025	17	25	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2024	9	18	2.0	9	1.00
Sep 2023	15	26	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2022	11	22	2.0	11	1.00
Sep 2021	15	26	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2020	7	17	2.4	7	1.00
Sep 2019	10	17	1.7	10	1.00
Sep 2018	10	23	2.3	10	1.00
Sep 2017	11	22	2.0	11	1.00
Sep 2016	10	19	1.9	10	1.00
Sep 2015	12	24	2.0	12	1.00
Sep 2014	6	18	3.0	6	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 45% · Writing 82% · Maths 82% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%83rd of 111 in Cumberland

Cumberland 56% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard45%

Cumberland 75% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Cumberland 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Cumberland 71% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Cumberland 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Cumberland 71% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Cumberland 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	45%	18%	105	104
2023/24	58%	0%	104	104
2022/23	38%	0%	105	102

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

Boltons CofE SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Wigton Nursery and Infant School
3.9 km · Cumberland

Good2023

1.4applications per place
Thomlinson Junior School
4.2 km · Cumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

46%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School
4.9 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2020

1.5applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Ireby CofE School
5.5 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place
Blennerhasset School
6.5 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School
7.7 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place
Rosley CofE School
8.5 km · Cumberland

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Richmond Hill School
9.0 km · Cumberland

2026

1.1applications per place 59%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: 112245 · 942/3002
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 84 pupils · 86 on roll
Free school meals: 3.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bolton Low Houses, Wigton, CA7 8PA
Local authority: Cumberland

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