Free schools · Bolton

The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton

4–11Ages
418Pupils
PrimaryPhase
MuslimReligious character
139776URN

Adelaide Street, Daubhill, Adelaide House, Bolton, BL3 3NY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

1.4 above Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

203 applications for 60 places · 7th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 4 February 2020Ofsted'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

22 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
4 February 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

3.4applications per place, Reception

1.4 above Bolton median (2.0) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

203 applications · 60 places offered · 69 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 3.9; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 4.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 3.0; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 3.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 3.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 3.4; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 4.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 3.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 2.5; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 2.3; 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	60	203	3.4	69	1.15
Sep 2025	59	228	3.9	93	1.58
Sep 2024	60	239	4.0	92	1.53
Sep 2023	60	177	3.0	71	1.18
Sep 2022	59	182	3.1	72	1.22
Sep 2021	60	180	3.0	68	1.13
Sep 2020	60	201	3.4	82	1.37
Sep 2019	59	240	4.1	88	1.49
Sep 2018	59	195	3.3	97	1.64
Sep 2017	60	149	2.5	78	1.30
Sep 2016	59	138	2.3	59	1.00
Sep 2015	51	98	1.9	49	0.96
Sep 2014	48	90	1.9	48	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 88% · Maths 77% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%21st of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard25%

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	75%	12%	106	104
2023/24	77%	7%	105	105
2022/23	66%	3%	105	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

The Olive Tree Primary School BoltonThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Sunning Hill Primary School
0.3 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Brandwood Primary School
0.3 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.7 km · Bolton

Not yet inspected

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Bede Academy
0.7 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Clarendon Primary School
0.8 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Haslam Park Primary School
0.9 km · Bolton

Good2023

3.1applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Essa Primary Academy
0.9 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Lever Edge Primary Academy
0.9 km · Bolton

Good2023

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139776 · 350/2002
Trust: The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton Limited
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Muslim
Capacity: 420 pupils · 418 on roll
Free school meals: 21.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 12 September 2013
Address: Adelaide Street, Daubhill, Adelaide House, Bolton, BL3 3NY
Local authority: Bolton

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