Academy sponsor led · Bolton

Tonge Moor Primary Academy

2–11Ages
472Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145854URN

Brierwood, Bolton, BL2 2PF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

108 applications for 59 places · 61st of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%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 January 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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Bolton median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

108 applications · 59 places offered · 53 named it first

2026 1.8; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 1.2; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 1.5; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 1.3; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 1.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 1.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 1.1; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 1.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 1.5; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Bolton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Bolton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Bolton median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Bolton median

Dashed bars: as Tonge Moor Primary School (URN 105164), 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	59	108	1.8	53	0.90
Sep 2025	52	60	1.2	32	0.62
Sep 2024	59	91	1.5	40	0.68
Sep 2023	57	73	1.3	38	0.67
Sep 2022	51	61	1.2	28	0.55
Sep 2021	59	66	1.1	29	0.49
Sep 2020	46	49	1.1	20	0.43
Sep 2019	55	58	1.1	23	0.42
Sep 2018 *	45	68	1.5	29	0.64
Sep 2017 *	53	63	1.2	30	0.57
Sep 2016 *	49	73	1.5	30	0.61
Sep 2015 *	47	70	1.5	33	0.70
Sep 2014 *	54	79	1.5	39	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 61% · Maths 57% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%83rd of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	44%	3%	102	101
2023/24	47%	2%	101	103
2022/23	63%	4%	103	102

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

Tonge Moor Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.8applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Moorgate Primary School
0.3 km · Bolton

Remains Outstanding2023

5.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Primary School
0.8 km · Bolton

Good2023

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Valley Community Primary School
1.2 km · Bolton

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School
1.3 km · Bolton

Remains Good2021

1.9applications per place
St Columba's RC Primary School
1.4 km · Bolton

Good2024

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
1.5 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Red Lane Primary School
1.7 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Leverhulme Community Primary School
1.7 km · Bolton

2026

1.3applications per place 45%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145854 · 350/2015
Trust: The Quill C of E Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 472 on roll
Free school meals: 55.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2018
Replaced: Tonge Moor Primary School (URN 105164)
Address: Brierwood, Bolton, BL2 2PF
Local authority: Bolton

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