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Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton

2–11Ages
572Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
138957URN

Newport Road, Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 2DT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

90 applications for 58 places · 76th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%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 · 12 March 2024Ofsted'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

Inspection history

12 March 2024
Graded inspection: Good
11 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

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

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

90 applications · 58 places offered · 54 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 1.5; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 1.5; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 2.0; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 2.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 1.6; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 1.9; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 1.9; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 1.9; 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	58	90	1.6	54	0.93
Sep 2025	60	92	1.5	55	0.92
Sep 2024	90	131	1.5	81	0.90
Sep 2023	60	117	2.0	75	1.25
Sep 2022	60	116	1.9	73	1.22
Sep 2021	60	120	2.0	85	1.42
Sep 2020	84	133	1.6	75	0.89
Sep 2019	60	110	1.8	68	1.13
Sep 2018	60	107	1.8	68	1.13
Sep 2017	60	112	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2016	56	123	2.2	72	1.29
Sep 2015	60	116	1.9	57	0.95
Sep 2014	58	112	1.9	60	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 72% · Maths 85% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%51st of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	62%	4%	103	106
2023/24	59%	11%	103	104
2022/23	53%	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

Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, BoltonThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Bolton

Good2022

2.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Clarendon Primary School
0.9 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever
1.0 km · Bolton

Remains Good · improving2024

1.3applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Lever Edge Primary Academy
1.0 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Bolton

Remains Good2020

1.2applications per place
Sunning Hill Primary School
1.4 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
1.6 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138957 · 350/3025
Trust: Vantage CE Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 572 on roll
Free school meals: 38.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: St Simon and Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton (URN 105213)
Address: Newport Road, Great Lever, Bolton, BL3 2DT
Local authority: Bolton

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