Walmsley CofE Primary School
Blackburn Road, Egerton, Bolton, BL7 9SA
This school is closed (it closed in December 2025).
It was replaced by Walmsley CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Atherton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Constituency
- Bolton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 322
- URN
- 105232
- Local authority
- Bolton
About this school
Walmsley CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bolton. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 322 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Walmsley 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 | 59 | 49 | 48 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 78% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 16% | 25% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 86% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 82% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 88% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Walmsley 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 | 58% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 351 |
| 2023/24 | 344 |
| 2024/25 | 322 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Walmsley CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 3.4% | 4% | 322 | — |
| Walmsley CofE Primary School | — | — | — | 303 | 0.0 miles |
| Egerton Primary School | 78% | 3.4% | 4.6% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton | 58% | 4.3% | 15.1% | 162 | 0.7 miles |
| Eagley Infant School | — | 4.3% | 7.9% | 203 | 0.9 miles |
| Eagley Junior School | 70% | 4.9% | 15.2% | 224 | 1.1 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)
- 4.04%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.44%
- Persistent absence
- 4.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Walmsley CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Egerton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton0.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Eagley Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Eagley Junior School1.1 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 Walmsley CofE Primary School teach?
- Walmsley CofE Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Bolton.
- Has Walmsley CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Walmsley 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 Walmsley CofE Primary School?
- Walmsley CofE Primary School had 322 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Walmsley CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Walmsley CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Walmsley 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 2025.