Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
Church Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Debbie Mills
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Constituency
- Bolton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 300
- URN
- 105233
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204333147
About this school
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 300 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
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
- Expected standard
- 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 | 59 | 55 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 58% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 75% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 75% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 78% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Horwich Parish 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 | 61% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 324 |
| 2023/24 | 330 |
| 2024/25 | 317 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Horwich Parish CofE Primary School compares
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School ranked 28th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.9% | 18.6% | 300 | — |
| Beacon Primary School | 36% | 9% | 65.2% | 209 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's RC Primary School | 56% | 4.7% | 15.2% | 214 | 0.6 miles |
| Chorley New Road Primary Academy | 60% | 5.3% | 24.7% | 316 | 0.7 miles |
| St Catherine's CofE Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 21.6% | 237 | 0.7 miles |
| Claypool Primary School | 34% | 4.5% | 13.5% | 218 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.61%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.9%
- Persistent absence
- 7.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beacon Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
St Mary's RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Horwich, Bolton
-
Chorley New Road Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
St Catherine's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Claypool Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School ranks 29th 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 year groups does Horwich Parish CofE Primary School teach?
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Horwich Parish CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Horwich Parish CofE Primary School is Mrs Debbie Mills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Horwich Parish CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horwich Parish CofE 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 Horwich Parish CofE Primary School?
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary School has 300 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Horwich Parish CofE Primary School full?
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 300 on roll (71%), 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 Horwich Parish CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Horwich Parish CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does Horwich Parish CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Horwich Parish CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Horwich Parish CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Horwich Parish CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary School ranked 28th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Horwich Parish CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Horwich Parish CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Horwich Parish 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 15 July 2026.