All Saints CofE Primary School
Devon Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 7PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Bullock
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 294
- Pupils on roll
- 285
- URN
- 105238
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204333083
About this school
All Saints CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 285 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected All Saints CofE 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. 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong 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 | 27 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 47% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 57% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 77% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 67% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.80 | - | - |
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 All Saints 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 | 56% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 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 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How All Saints CofE Primary School compares
All Saints CofE Primary School ranked 45th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.9% | 29.3% | 285 | — |
| St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 82% | 4.5% | 35.6% | 185 | 0.5 miles |
| St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth | — | 5.6% | 35.7% | 154 | 0.6 miles |
| Queensbridge Primary School | 58% | 6.5% | 39.8% | 246 | 0.6 miles |
| The Ferns Primary Academy | 76% | 5.5% | 38.3% | 445 | 0.7 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever | 59% | 5.6% | 26.8% | 487 | 0.7 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)
- 29.28%
- English as an additional language
- 72.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 17.49%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth0.6 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Queensbridge Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bolton
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The Ferns Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever0.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
All Saints CofE Primary School ranks 45th of the 88 ranked primary schools in Bolton.
- 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
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does All Saints CofE Primary School teach?
- All Saints CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of All Saints CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of All Saints CofE Primary School is Mrs Helen Bullock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has All Saints CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected All Saints 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 many pupils are at All Saints CofE Primary School?
- All Saints CofE Primary School has 285 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is All Saints CofE Primary School full?
- All Saints CofE Primary School has capacity for 294 pupils and 285 on roll (97%), 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 All Saints CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. All Saints CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Manchester.
- Does All Saints CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records All Saints CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does All Saints CofE Primary School have?
- The schools register lists All Saints CofE Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have All Saints CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does All Saints CofE Primary School compare with other schools in Bolton?
- All Saints CofE Primary School ranked 45th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is All Saints CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- All Saints CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are All Saints CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, All Saints 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.