Brownlow Fold Primary School
Darley Street, Bolton, BL1 3DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Cheung
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bolton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 266
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 105149
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204333511
About this school
Brownlow Fold Primary School is a community primary school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 232 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brownlow Fold Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 58% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 74% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 61% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 74% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Brownlow Fold Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bolton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 242 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brownlow Fold Primary School compares
Brownlow Fold Primary School ranked 75th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.8% | 35% | 232 | — |
| St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell | 50% | 5.6% | 31.9% | 366 | 0.2 miles |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton | 61% | 6.2% | 42.2% | 220 | 0.2 miles |
| Oxford Grove Primary School | 80% | 4.6% | 61.2% | 449 | 0.2 miles |
| Gaskell Community Primary School | 79% | 3.9% | 38.9% | 472 | 0.4 miles |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton | 47% | 6.8% | 43.3% | 424 | 0.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.95%
- English as an additional language
- 73.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 12.15%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell0.2 miles
Primary · Bolton
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St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton0.2 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Oxford Grove Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Gaskell Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bolton
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St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton0.4 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
Brownlow Fold Primary School ranks 74th of the 88 ranked primary schools in Bolton.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Beacon Primary School Primary
- Beaumont Primary School Primary
- Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary
- Blackrod Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Primary School Primary
- Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowness Primary School Primary
- Brandwood Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brownlow Fold Primary School teach?
- Brownlow Fold Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Brownlow Fold Primary School?
- The headteacher of Brownlow Fold Primary School is Mrs Julie Cheung, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brownlow Fold Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brownlow Fold Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brownlow Fold Primary School?
- Brownlow Fold Primary School has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Brownlow Fold Primary School full?
- Brownlow Fold Primary School has capacity for 266 pupils and 232 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Brownlow Fold Primary School a faith school?
- No. Brownlow Fold Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Brownlow Fold Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brownlow Fold Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Brownlow Fold Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brownlow Fold Primary School compare with other schools in Bolton?
- Brownlow Fold Primary School ranked 75th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brownlow Fold Primary School's absence rate?
- Brownlow Fold Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brownlow Fold Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brownlow Fold Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.