Academy converter · Bolton

Masefield Primary School

3–11Ages
254Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143031URN

Masefield Road, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1NG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2012

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.9 above Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

84 applications for 29 places · 12th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

84%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2012

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

12 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
14 February 2012
Graded inspection: Good · as Masefield Primary School, URN 105193

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Bolton median (2.0) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

84 applications · 29 places offered · 60 named it first

2026 2.9; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 3.1; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 2.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 2.7; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 3.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 2.6; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 3.1; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 2.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 2.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Bolton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bolton median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Bolton median

Dashed bars: as Masefield Primary School (URN 105193), the previous school.

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	29	84	2.9	60	2.07
Sep 2025	29	89	3.1	50	1.72
Sep 2024	29	75	2.6	33	1.14
Sep 2023	30	82	2.7	38	1.27
Sep 2022	24	71	3.0	23	0.96
Sep 2021	30	78	2.6	37	1.23
Sep 2020	30	94	3.1	28	0.93
Sep 2019	37	90	2.4	40	1.08
Sep 2018	34	81	2.4	29	0.85
Sep 2017	24	56	2.3	20	0.83
Sep 2016 *	39	83	2.1	39	1.00
Sep 2015 *	29	64	2.2	27	0.93
Sep 2014 *	30	77	2.6	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 92% · Maths 89% → all three 84% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard84%4th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard51%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard92%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard89%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard54%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	84%	22%	109	109
2023/24	87%	21%	110	109
2022/23	83%	10%	109	106

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

Masefield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2024

2.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Mytham Primary School
0.7 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever
0.8 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

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

Good2021

2.3applications per place
Bowness Primary School
1.2 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Blackshaw Primary School
1.2 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Radcliffe Primary School
1.4 km · Bury

Good2022

2.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School
1.6 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Cams Lane Primary School
1.7 km · Bury

Remains Good2020

2.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143031 · 350/2071
Trust: Base Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 254 on roll
Free school meals: 20.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2016
Replaced: Masefield Primary School (URN 105193)
Address: Masefield Road, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1NG
Local authority: Bolton

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