Red Lane Primary School
Red Lane, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 5HP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BASE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rhian Driver
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bolton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 475
- URN
- 143030
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204333580
About this school
Red Lane Primary School is a primary academy in Bolton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 475 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
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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- 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 | 59 | 58 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 62% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 9% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 72% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 81% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 74% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.10 | - | - |
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 Red Lane 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 | 58% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 480 |
| 2023/24 | 492 |
| 2024/25 | 485 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Red Lane Primary School compares
Red Lane Primary School ranked 50th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 7.4% | 62.8% | 475 | — |
| Leverhulme Community Primary School | 45% | 7.1% | 58.8% | 438 | 0.6 miles |
| Harwood Meadows Primary School | 62% | 5.3% | 20.3% | 224 | 0.7 miles |
| SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 30.4% | 355 | 0.8 miles |
| Blackshaw Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 18.9% | 218 | 0.9 miles |
| Hardy Mill Primary School | 69% | 4.1% | 9.9% | 316 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.84%
- English as an additional language
- 11.8%
- Overall absence
- 7.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Leverhulme Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Harwood Meadows Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Blackshaw Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bolton
-
Hardy Mill Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
Red Lane Primary School ranks 50th 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 Red Lane Primary School teach?
- Red Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Red Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Red Lane Primary School is Mrs Rhian Driver, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Red Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Red Lane 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 Red Lane Primary School?
- Red Lane Primary School has 475 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Red Lane Primary School full?
- Red Lane Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 475 on roll (113%), 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 Red Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Red Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Red Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Red Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Red Lane Primary School?
- Red Lane Primary School is part of BASE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Red Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Red Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Red Lane Primary School ranked 50th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 21% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Red Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Red Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Red Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Red Lane 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 2 July 2026.