Cherry Tree Primary School
Highfield Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0NS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mrs Mary Fraser
- Federation
- The Orchards Federation
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 408
- URN
- 105187
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204335883
About this school
Cherry Tree Primary School is a community primary school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 408 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cherry Tree 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
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- 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 | 61 | 60 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% | 52% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 75% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 65% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 62% | 40% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Cherry Tree 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 | 38% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 406 |
| 2023/24 | 401 |
| 2024/25 | 406 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cherry Tree Primary School compares
Cherry Tree Primary School ranked 85th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 7.7% | 52% | 408 | — |
| Highfield Primary School | 66% | 6.4% | 25.9% | 412 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School | 79% | 4% | 23.8% | 236 | 0.5 miles |
| Wharton Primary School | 62% | 6.8% | 57.9% | 378 | 0.7 miles |
| Lever Edge Primary Academy | 63% | 5.5% | 36.4% | 562 | 0.9 miles |
| Dukesgate Academy | 76% | 8.6% | 65.7% | 227 | 0.9 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
-
Graded inspection report24 March 2026
- 7 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.97%
- English as an additional language
- 14%
- Overall absence
- 7.71%
- Persistent absence
- 27.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Highfield Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Wharton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Salford
-
Lever Edge Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Dukesgate Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Salford
Other schools in Bolton
Cherry Tree Primary School ranks 84th 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 ages does Cherry Tree Primary School teach?
- Cherry Tree Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Cherry Tree Primary School?
- The executive head teacher of Cherry Tree Primary School is Mrs Mary Fraser, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cherry Tree Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cherry Tree 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 Cherry Tree Primary School?
- Cherry Tree Primary School has 408 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Cherry Tree Primary School full?
- Cherry Tree Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 408 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cherry Tree Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cherry Tree Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cherry Tree Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cherry Tree Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Cherry Tree Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Cherry Tree Primary School is part of the The Orchards Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cherry Tree Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 38% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cherry Tree Primary School compare with other schools in Bolton?
- Cherry Tree Primary School ranked 85th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cherry Tree Primary School's absence rate?
- Cherry Tree Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cherry Tree Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cherry Tree 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.