What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Full 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 entryFaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.7; Bury median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2025 1.4; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2024 1.6; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2023 1.9; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2022 1.5; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2021 1.7; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2020 1.7; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 1.7; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 1.8; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 1.8; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.7; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 1.5; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 1.9; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Bury median
Dashed bars: as Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School (URN 105324), the previous school.
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 * | 27 | 46 | 1.7 | 26 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 * | 30 | 42 | 1.4 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2024 * | 35 | 55 | 1.6 | 35 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 16 | 31 | 1.9 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 35 | 52 | 1.5 | 35 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 35 | 60 | 1.7 | 38 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2020 * | 35 | 60 | 1.7 | 34 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 * | 34 | 57 | 1.7 | 32 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 * | 34 | 62 | 1.8 | 32 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 * | 31 | 57 | 1.8 | 26 | 0.84 |
| Sep 2016 * | 35 | 58 | 1.7 | 34 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 * | 32 | 49 | 1.5 | 30 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 * | 27 | 50 | 1.9 | 29 | 1.07 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good2022
- 1.3 km · BuryStandards maintained20252.7applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · Bolton20262.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · BoltonGraded · no overall grade20251.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · BuryRemains Good20232.7applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · BoltonGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · BoltonStandards maintained20242.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · BoltonRemains Good20231.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 2.2 km · BuryGood20222.3applications per place 79%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 converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 152293 · 351/3016
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 270 pupils
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 February 2026
- Replaced
- Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School (URN 105324)
- Address
- Tommy Lane, Ainsworth, Bolton, BL2 5SQ
- Local authority
- Bury
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources