Voluntary aided school · Bolton

SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School

3–11Ages
355Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
134237URN

Falkirk Drive, Bolton, BL2 6NW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

75 applications for 51 places · 79th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2011

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jan 2023

Inspection history

12 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 October 2011
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Bolton median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

75 applications · 51 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.5; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 1.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 1.5; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 1.9; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 2.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 1.8; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 1.9; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 1.9; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Bolton median in 1 of 13 years.

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	51	75	1.5	41	0.80
Sep 2025	34	56	1.7	30	0.88
Sep 2024	42	68	1.6	41	0.98
Sep 2023	33	60	1.8	30	0.91
Sep 2022	50	79	1.6	47	0.94
Sep 2021	57	83	1.5	51	0.89
Sep 2020	50	94	1.9	46	0.92
Sep 2019	41	92	2.2	47	1.15
Sep 2018	49	90	1.8	53	1.08
Sep 2017	50	89	1.8	58	1.16
Sep 2016	49	92	1.9	54	1.10
Sep 2015	50	95	1.9	57	1.14
Sep 2014	50	89	1.8	64	1.28

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 78% · Maths 77% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%67th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	57%	10%	104	104
2023/24	60%	9%	106	104
2022/23	53%	5%	103	103

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

SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Blackshaw Primary School
0.4 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Leverhulme Community Primary School
0.6 km · Bolton

2026

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Red Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bowness Primary School
1.5 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge
1.5 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Masefield Primary School
1.6 km · Bolton

Remains Good · improving2024

2.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever
1.6 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Bolton

Good2021

2.3applications 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: 134237 · 350/3371
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 446 pupils · 355 on roll
Free school meals: 32.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2003
Address: Falkirk Drive, Bolton, BL2 6NW
Local authority: Bolton

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