Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School
Chadwick Street, Bolton, BL2 1JN
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Worthington
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bolton North East
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 247
- URN
- 105229
- Local authority
- Bolton
About this school
Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bolton. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 247 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
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 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 62% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 76% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 69% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 86% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Bolton Parish Church CofE 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 | 65% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 247 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 48% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.8% | 28.9% | 247 | — |
| Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School | — | 6.2% | 30.8% | 252 | 0.0 miles |
| St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge | 65% | 4.3% | 30% | 193 | 0.5 miles |
| Moorgate Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 41.4% | 325 | 0.7 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy | — | — | — | 225 | 0.8 miles |
| Tonge Moor Primary Academy | 44% | 6.6% | 55.8% | 472 | 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.9%
- English as an additional language
- 58.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.8%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bolton
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St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge0.5 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Moorgate Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Tonge Moor Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other 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 Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School teach?
- Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bolton.
- Has Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School?
- Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School had 247 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bolton Parish Church CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bolton Parish Church CofE 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 31 December 2024.