Academy sponsor led · Bolton

St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

4–11Ages
185Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147631URN

Presto Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 8AJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.4 above Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

52 applications for 22 places · 27th of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

82%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 · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

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

52 applications · 22 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 2.3; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 1.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 2.4; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 2.1; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 1.9; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 1.7; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.0; Bolton median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Bolton median median 2.2; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Bolton median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Bolton median

Dashed bars: as St Gregory's RC Primary School, Farnworth, Bolton (URN 105244), 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	22	52	2.4	19	0.86
Sep 2025	18	42	2.3	16	0.89
Sep 2024	29	37	1.3	17	0.59
Sep 2023	21	44	2.1	20	0.95
Sep 2022	13	31	2.4	9	0.69
Sep 2021	15	32	2.1	12	0.80
Sep 2020	14	27	1.9	11	0.79
Sep 2019 *	27	47	1.7	24	0.89
Sep 2018 *	22	49	2.2	21	0.95
Sep 2017 *	26	51	2.0	23	0.88
Sep 2016 *	21	52	2.5	17	0.81
Sep 2015 *	25	56	2.2	19	0.76
Sep 2014 *	28	64	2.3	29	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 82% · Maths 86% → all three 82% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard82%9th of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	82%	4%	106	107
2023/24	77%	10%	106	106
2022/23	81%	6%	106	105

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 Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth
0.1 km · Bolton

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Kearsley West Primary School
0.6 km · Bolton

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
St Peter's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Bolton

2025

1.9applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
All Saints CofE Primary School
0.9 km · Bolton

2026

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Queensbridge Primary School
1.1 km · Bolton

Good2023

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Prestolee Primary School
1.2 km · Bolton

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth
1.4 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Ferns Primary Academy
1.4 km · Bolton

2026

2.0applications per place 76%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: 147631 · 350/2026
Trust: St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 185 on roll
Free school meals: 35.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2019
Replaced: St Gregory's RC Primary School, Farnworth, Bolton (URN 105244)
Address: Presto Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 8AJ
Local authority: Bolton

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