Rivington Foundation Primary School
Horrobin Lane, Rivington, Bolton, BL6 7SE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Elaine Annette
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Chorley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 109
- URN
- 119509
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204696951
About this school
Rivington Foundation Primary School is a foundation primary school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 109 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 50% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 6% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 75% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 63% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 81% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Rivington Foundation 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 | Lancashire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 58.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 111 |
| 2024/25 | 112 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rivington Foundation Primary School compares
Rivington Foundation Primary School ranked 58th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.2% | 9.9% | 109 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton | 65% | 2.8% | 11.2% | 180 | 1.2 miles |
| Anderton Primary School | 58% | 3.2% | 11% | 185 | 1.3 miles |
| Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 25.6% | 156 | 1.5 miles |
| Beacon Primary School | 36% | 9% | 65.2% | 209 | 1.7 miles |
| Adlington Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 16.3% | 123 | 1.9 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
-
Ungraded inspection report7 January 2025
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.9%
- English as an additional language
- 3.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 8.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton1.2 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Anderton Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Adlington
-
Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Chorley
-
Beacon Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Adlington Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Chorley
Other schools in Bolton
Rivington Foundation Primary School ranks 17th 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 Rivington Foundation Primary School teach?
- Rivington Foundation Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Rivington Foundation Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rivington Foundation Primary School is Mrs Sarah Elaine Annette, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rivington Foundation Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rivington Foundation 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 Rivington Foundation Primary School?
- Rivington Foundation Primary School has 109 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rivington Foundation Primary School full?
- Rivington Foundation Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 109 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Rivington Foundation Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rivington Foundation Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rivington Foundation Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rivington Foundation Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Rivington Foundation 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 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rivington Foundation Primary School rank locally?
- Rivington Foundation Primary School ranked 58th of 445 primary schools in Lancashire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rivington Foundation Primary School's absence rate?
- Rivington Foundation Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rivington Foundation Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rivington Foundation 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 30 June 2026.