Blackrod Primary School
Manchester Road, Blackrod, Bolton, BL6 5SY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katherine Mead
- Constituency
- Bolton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 311
- URN
- 105191
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204333488
About this school
Blackrod Primary School is a community primary school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 311 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 48 | 40 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 83% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 13% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 95% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 90% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 95% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 110.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| 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 Blackrod 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 | 79% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 315 |
| 2023/24 | 312 |
| 2024/25 | 312 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackrod Primary School compares
Blackrod Primary School ranked 17th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.3% | 9.3% | 311 | — |
| Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School | 56% | 5.1% | 22.5% | 260 | 0.9 miles |
| St Catherine's CofE Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 21.6% | 237 | 1.0 miles |
| St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School | 88% | 4.8% | 28.4% | 102 | 1.2 miles |
| Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan | 81% | 3.9% | 18.8% | 208 | 1.2 miles |
| Aspull Church Primary School | 77% | 3.2% | 12% | 202 | 1.3 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)
- 9.29%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.26%
- Persistent absence
- 4.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
St Catherine's CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan1.2 miles
Primary · Wigan
-
Aspull Church Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wigan
Other schools in Bolton
Blackrod Primary School ranks 19th 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
- 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
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Blackrod Primary School teach?
- Blackrod Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackrod Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blackrod Primary School is Mrs Katherine Mead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blackrod Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackrod 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 Blackrod Primary School?
- Blackrod Primary School has 311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Blackrod Primary School full?
- Blackrod Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 311 on roll (99%), 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 Blackrod Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blackrod Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blackrod Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blackrod Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Blackrod Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blackrod Primary School rank locally?
- Blackrod Primary School ranked 17th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blackrod Primary School's absence rate?
- Blackrod Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blackrod Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackrod 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.