Markland Hill Primary School
Markland Hill, Heaton, Bolton, BL1 5EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jessica Kavanagh
- Constituency
- Bolton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 316
- Pupils on roll
- 315
- URN
- 105159
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204332626
About this school
Markland Hill Primary School is a community primary school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 315 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 75% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 18% | 32% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 89% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 82% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 89% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Markland Hill 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 | 73% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 314 |
| 2023/24 | 316 |
| 2024/25 | 317 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Markland Hill Primary School compares
Markland Hill Primary School ranked 19th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 315 | — |
| St Thomas of Canterbury RC School | 52% | 4.5% | 15.4% | 410 | 0.6 miles |
| Johnson Fold Community Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.7 miles |
| Church Road Primary School | 62% | 6% | 25.6% | 445 | 0.8 miles |
| Devonshire Road Primary School | 68% | 5.5% | 27.8% | 415 | 0.8 miles |
| Lostock Primary School | — | — | — | 213 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 5.05%
- English as an additional language
- 8.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 5.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School0.6 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Johnson Fold Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Church Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Devonshire Road Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Lostock Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
Markland Hill Primary School ranks 21st 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
- Brownlow Fold Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Markland Hill Primary School teach?
- Markland Hill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Markland Hill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Markland Hill Primary School is Mrs Jessica Kavanagh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Markland Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Markland Hill 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 big is Markland Hill Primary School?
- Markland Hill Primary School has 315 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Markland Hill Primary School full?
- Markland Hill Primary School has capacity for 316 pupils and 315 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Markland Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Markland Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Markland Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Markland Hill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Markland Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Markland Hill Primary School rank locally?
- Markland Hill Primary School ranked 19th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Markland Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Markland Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Markland Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Markland Hill 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.