Academy converter · Bolton

St Bede Academy

3–11Ages
610Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
136889URN

Morris Green Lane, Bolton, BL3 3LJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.6 below Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

87 applications for 60 places · 80th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

49%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 · 24 October 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

87 applications · 60 places offered · 56 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 1.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 1.4; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 1.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 1.5; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 1.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 1.3; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 1.7; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 1.5; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 1.5; Bolton median median 2.1

More applications per place than the Bolton median in 0 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	60	87	1.5	56	0.93
Sep 2025	72	99	1.4	70	0.97
Sep 2024	75	98	1.3	67	0.89
Sep 2023	76	108	1.4	71	0.93
Sep 2022	76	105	1.4	71	0.93
Sep 2021	71	99	1.4	65	0.92
Sep 2020	87	134	1.5	78	0.90
Sep 2019	88	140	1.6	82	0.93
Sep 2018	86	134	1.6	79	0.92
Sep 2017	87	117	1.3	78	0.90
Sep 2016	79	132	1.7	67	0.85
Sep 2015	82	123	1.5	74	0.90
Sep 2014	84	126	1.5	81	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 61% · Maths 77% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard49%80th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth1%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	49%	1%	103	105
2023/24	62%	8%	103	105
2022/23	64%	7%	103	104

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

St Bede AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Essa Primary Academy
0.4 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
0.7 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Heathfield Primary School
0.8 km · Bolton

2026

2.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Brandwood Primary School
0.8 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Lever Edge Primary Academy
0.9 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Sunning Hill Primary School
1.0 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.1 km · Bolton

Not yet inspected

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Haslam Park Primary School
1.3 km · Bolton

Good2023

3.1applications per place 74%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136889 · 350/3368
Trust: The Quill C of E Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 630 pupils · 610 on roll
Free school meals: 30.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2011
Replaced: St Bede CofE Primary School, Morris Green (URN 105251)
Address: Morris Green Lane, Bolton, BL3 3LJ
Local authority: Bolton

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