Community school · Bolton

Queensbridge Primary School

3–11Ages
246Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133925URN

St Germain Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7BL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

59 applications for 28 places · 39th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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

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

59 applications · 28 places offered · 32 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.1; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 2.3; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 2.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 2.3; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 1.9; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 2.5; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 2.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 2.6; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 3.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 3.1; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 2.7; 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	28	59	2.1	32	1.14
Sep 2025	22	50	2.3	21	0.95
Sep 2024	30	65	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2023	24	56	2.3	23	0.96
Sep 2022	30	53	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2021	30	74	2.5	32	1.07
Sep 2020	27	52	1.9	24	0.89
Sep 2019	30	75	2.5	35	1.17
Sep 2018	30	61	2.0	26	0.87
Sep 2017	29	74	2.6	29	1.00
Sep 2016	29	87	3.0	29	1.00
Sep 2015	29	90	3.1	32	1.10
Sep 2014	30	80	2.7	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 61% · Maths 61% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%64th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard16%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard61%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	58%	3%	101	103
2023/24	52%	10%	104	103
2022/23	43%	7%	102	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

Queensbridge Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
The Ferns Primary Academy
0.4 km · Bolton

2026

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth
0.5 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Bolton

2025

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
0.9 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Highfield Primary School
1.0 km · Bolton

2026

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
All Saints CofE Primary School
1.0 km · Bolton

2026

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Bolton

Good2024

2.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth
1.1 km · Bolton

Good2022

1.9applications 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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133925 · 350/2084
Capacity: 210 pupils · 246 on roll
Free school meals: 39.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2002
Address: St Germain Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7BL
Local authority: Bolton

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