Eagley Junior School
Off Chapeltown Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9AT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EAGLEY JUNIOR SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Nikesh Gandhi
- Constituency
- Bolton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 224
- URN
- 138152
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204333708
About this school
Eagley Junior School is a primary academy in Bolton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 224 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eagley Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 60 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 75% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 13% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 82% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 80% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| 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 Eagley Junior 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 | 70% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 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 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eagley Junior School compares
Eagley Junior School ranked 30th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% 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 | 70% | 4.9% | 15.2% | 224 | — |
| Eagley Infant School | — | 4.3% | 7.9% | 203 | 0.2 miles |
| St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton | 58% | 4.3% | 15.1% | 162 | 0.5 miles |
| The Oaks Primary School | 79% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 218 | 0.8 miles |
| Sharples Primary School | 66% | 4.8% | 21.3% | 245 | 0.8 miles |
| St Maxentius CofE Primary School | 61% | 4.9% | 15% | 185 | 0.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.19%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 9.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eagley Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Bolton
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St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton0.5 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
The Oaks Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Sharples Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
St Maxentius CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
Eagley Junior School ranks 31st 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 ages does Eagley Junior School teach?
- Eagley Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Eagley Junior School?
- The headteacher of Eagley Junior School is Mr Nikesh Gandhi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eagley Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eagley Junior 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 Eagley Junior School?
- Eagley Junior School has 224 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Eagley Junior School full?
- Eagley Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 224 on roll (93%), 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 Eagley Junior School a faith school?
- No. Eagley Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eagley Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eagley Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Eagley Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Eagley Junior School is part of EAGLEY JUNIOR SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Eagley Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% 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.
- How does Eagley Junior School compare with other schools in Bolton?
- Eagley Junior School ranked 30th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% 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 Eagley Junior School's absence rate?
- Eagley Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eagley Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eagley Junior 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 1 July 2026.