Foundation school · Lancashire

Rivington Foundation Primary School

3–11Ages
109Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119509URN

Horrobin Lane, Rivington, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7SE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJan 2020

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

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29 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJan 2020

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 28 January 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

7 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
28 January 2020
Graded inspection: 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Lancashire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

29 applications · 14 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 2.1; Lancashire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Lancashire median median 2.7
2024 3.4; Lancashire median median 2.6
2023 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
2022 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2021 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
2020 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2019 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.6
2018 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.7
2017 4.1; Lancashire median median 2.5
2016 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.6
2015 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.5
2014 2.7; Lancashire median median 2.4

This school
Lancashire 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	29	2.1	12	0.86
Sep 2025	13	31	2.4	13	1.00
Sep 2024	9	31	3.4	9	1.00
Sep 2023	15	43	2.9	13	0.87
Sep 2022	15	46	3.1	19	1.27
Sep 2021	14	49	3.5	15	1.07
Sep 2020	15	43	2.9	12	0.80
Sep 2019	14	53	3.8	21	1.50
Sep 2018	15	44	2.9	16	1.07
Sep 2017	15	61	4.1	21	1.40
Sep 2016	15	45	3.0	20	1.33
Sep 2015	15	52	3.5	23	1.53
Sep 2014	16	43	2.7	22	1.38

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 86% · Maths 93% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%51st of 444 in Lancashire

Lancashire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 77% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Lancashire 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Lancashire 74% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Lancashire 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Lancashire 76% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Lancashire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

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Lancashire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	7%	108	106
2023/24	50%	6%	104	103
2022/23	56%	6%	106	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

Rivington Foundation Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton
1.9 km · Lancashire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Anderton Primary School
2.1 km · Lancashire

Standards maintained2024

3.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School
2.4 km · Lancashire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Beacon Primary School
2.8 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 36%met the SATs standard
Adlington Primary School
3.0 km · Lancashire

Good2023

2.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
3.4 km · Bolton

2026

1.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
3.4 km · Bolton

2026

2.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
3.8 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119509 · 888/3481
Capacity: 105 pupils · 109 on roll
Free school meals: 8.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Horrobin Lane, Rivington, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7SE
Local authority: Lancashire · Chorley

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