The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
Adelaide Street, Daubhill, Bolton, BL3 3NY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Muslim
- Trust
- THE OLIVE TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL BOLTON LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Zainab Patel
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Islam
- Constituency
- Bolton South and Walkden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 139776
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204322370
About this school
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton is a Muslim primary academy in Bolton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton, 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
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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 77% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 84% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 86% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton 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 | 66% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 419 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton compares
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton ranked 23rd of 89 primary schools in Bolton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 4.9% | 22.7% | 418 | — |
| Sunning Hill Primary School | 74% | 3.7% | 24.3% | 526 | 0.2 miles |
| Brandwood Primary School | 56% | 4.5% | 44.3% | 463 | 0.2 miles |
| St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | 62% | 6.3% | 38.4% | 207 | 0.4 miles |
| St Bede Academy | 49% | 5.9% | 27.8% | 610 | 0.5 miles |
| Clarendon Primary School | 63% | 4.2% | 37.1% | 454 | 0.5 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 report22 January 2025
- 4 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.67%
- English as an additional language
- 82.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.88%
- Persistent absence
- 8.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sunning Hill Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Brandwood Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bolton
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St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
St Bede Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Clarendon Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton ranks 24th 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 The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton teach?
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton?
- The headteacher of The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton is Mrs Zainab Patel, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton, 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 The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton?
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton full?
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton has capacity for 420 pupils and 418 on roll (100%), 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 The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton a faith school?
- Yes. The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton is designated Muslim.
- Is The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton a selective school?
- No. The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton part of an academy trust?
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton is part of THE OLIVE TREE PRIMARY SCHOOL BOLTON LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton compare with other schools in Bolton?
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton ranked 23rd of 89 primary schools in Bolton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton's absence rate?
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton'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.