Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
Mitre Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, BL1 6QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Diane Furlong
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Constituency
- Bolton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 188
- URN
- 105219
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204333111
About this school
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 188 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holy Infant and St Anthony RC 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- 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 | 30 | 29 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 52% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 66% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 66% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 62% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Holy Infant and St Anthony RC 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 | 50% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 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 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School compares
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School ranked 79th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.1% | 37.3% | 188 | — |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge | 79% | 4.2% | 30.8% | 251 | 0.3 miles |
| High Lawn Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 27.3% | 492 | 0.5 miles |
| The Oaks Primary School | 79% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 218 | 0.7 miles |
| Sharples Primary School | 66% | 4.8% | 21.3% | 245 | 0.7 miles |
| St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell | 50% | 5.6% | 31.9% | 366 | 0.8 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)
- 37.31%
- English as an additional language
- 20.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.11%
- Persistent absence
- 13.54%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge0.3 miles
Primary · Bolton
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High Lawn Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bolton
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The Oaks Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Sharples Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
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St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell0.8 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School ranks 78th 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 Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School teach?
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School is Mrs Diane Furlong, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holy Infant and St Anthony RC 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 Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School?
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School has 188 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School full?
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 188 on roll (90%), 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 Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Salford.
- Does Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School compare with other schools in Bolton?
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School ranked 79th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School's absence rate?
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy Infant and St Anthony RC 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.