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Church of England schools in Bolton

All 32 Church of England schools in Bolton.

32 schools in Bolton

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  1. St Thomas CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL5 3HP · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    28 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school78%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    239
    View school St Thomas CofE Primary School
  2. St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge

    Bolton, BL1 8QA · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    36 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school79%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    251
    View school St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
  3. Canon Slade School

    Bolton, BL2 3BP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Bolton church of england schools average.

    294 first choices, 293 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Bolton church of england schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 11Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    1,724
    View school Canon Slade School
  4. St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane

    Bolton, BL3 4QP · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Bolton church of england schools average, high absence.

    44 first choices, 55 offers made

    Ready for secondary school66%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 15Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    448
    View school St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane
  5. St James's Church of England High School

    Bolton, BL4 9RU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Bolton church of england schools average.

    315 first choices, 197 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Bolton church of england schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 12Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    1,053
    View school St James's Church of England High School
  6. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL4 9JT · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England

    Results below the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    57 first choices, 57 offers made

    Ready for secondary school58%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    411
    View school St Peter's CofE Primary School
  7. St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School

    Bolton, BL1 6LA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    32 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school59%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    215
    View school St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
  8. St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL5 3NZ · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    39 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school63%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    210
    View school St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
  9. Walmsley CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL7 9SA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    19 first choices, 20 offers made

    Ready for secondary school85%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 6Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    303
    View school Walmsley CofE Primary School
  10. St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill

    Bolton, BL5 2JU · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    40 first choices, 50 offers made

    Ready for secondary school65%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    445
    View school St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
  11. Horwich Parish CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL6 6AA · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    26 first choices, 36 offers made

    Ready for secondary school73%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    300
    View school Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
  12. St Maxentius CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL2 4AE · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results close to the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    21 first choices, 23 offers made

    Ready for secondary school61%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    185
    View school St Maxentius CofE Primary School
  13. Rivington and Blackrod High School

    Bolton, BL6 7RU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Bolton church of england schools average, high absence.

    280 first choices, 278 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Bolton church of england schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 14Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    1,626
    View school Rivington and Blackrod High School
  14. St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley

    Manchester, M26 1EU · State · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results above the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    36 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school67%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    206
    View school St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley
  15. St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton

    Bolton, BL5 1EN · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 5 areas
    • Church of England

    Results well above the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    27 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school90%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    206
    View school St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton
  16. St George's CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL5 2FB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard in every area
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    33 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school60%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    247
    View school St George's CofE Primary School
  17. Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School

    Bolton, BL6 5DE · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Methodist
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    35 first choices, 29 offers made

    Ready for secondary school56%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    260
    View school Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
  18. St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge

    Bolton, BL2 1NZ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results above the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    25 first choices, 29 offers made

    Ready for secondary school65%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    193
    View school St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge
  19. St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth

    Bolton, BL4 9QB · Academy · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Bolton church of england schools average, high absence.

    24 first choices, 26 offers made

    Ready for secondary school67%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 14Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    357
    View school St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth
  20. St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth

    Bolton, BL4 8AP · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results below the Bolton church of england schools average.

    12 first choices, 14 offers made

    Ready for secondary school58%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    154
    View school St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth
  21. St Stephen's CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL4 8PB · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England

    Results well below the Bolton church of england schools average.

    15 first choices, 20 offers made

    Ready for secondary school53%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    183
    View school St Stephen's CofE Primary School
  22. Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School

    Bolton, BL2 1JN · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Bolton church of england schools average.

    40 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school70%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 12Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    252
    View school Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School
  23. St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell

    Bolton, BL1 3JB · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results well below the Bolton church of england schools average.

    35 first choices, 41 offers made

    Ready for secondary school50%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 11Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    366
    View school St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
  24. All Saints CofE Primary School

    Bolton, BL4 7PY · State · Primary · Ages 2 to 11

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results above the Bolton church of england schools average, low absence.

    35 first choices, 30 offers made

    Ready for secondary school66%

    Bolton church of england schools 62%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Bolton church of england schools about 12
    Pupils
    285
    View school All Saints CofE Primary School
The big picture

How Bolton's Church of England schools spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Met the expected standard at 11

Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.

Bolton 62%England 62%Bolton St Catherine's Academy: 34%St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever: 42%St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton: 47%St Bede Academy: 49%St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell: 50%St Stephen's CofE Primary School: 53%Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School: 56%St Peter's CofE Primary School: 58%St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth: 58%St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever: 59%St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School: 59%St George's CofE Primary School: 60%Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School: 61%St Maxentius CofE Primary School: 61%Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton: 62%St Catherine's CofE Primary School: 62%St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School: 63%St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill: 65%St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge: 65%St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane: 66%All Saints CofE Primary School: 66%St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley: 67%St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth: 67%Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School: 70%Horwich Parish CofE Primary School: 73%St Thomas CofE Primary School: 78%St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge: 79%Walmsley CofE Primary School: 85%St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton: 90%0%25%50%75%100%
Church of England schools in Bolton

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Bolton average 5.4%Walmsley CofE Primary School: 3.4%St Catherine's CofE Primary School: 3.8%Horwich Parish CofE Primary School: 3.9%St Thomas CofE Primary School: 3.9%St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School: 3.9%St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School: 4%St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever: 4.2%St Saviour CofE Primary School, Ringley: 4.2%St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge: 4.2%St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge: 4.3%St George's CofE Primary School: 4.5%St Peter's CofE Primary School: 4.7%St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton: 4.8%All Saints CofE Primary School: 4.9%St Maxentius CofE Primary School: 4.9%Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School: 5%St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill: 5.1%St Stephen's CofE Primary School: 5.2%St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever: 5.6%St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell: 5.6%St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth: 5.6%St Bede Academy: 5.9%Canon Slade School: 6%Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School: 6.1%Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton: 6.2%St James's Church of England High School: 6.5%St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton: 6.8%Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School: 7.3%St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth: 7.5%Rivington and Blackrod High School: 7.5%St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane: 7.8%Bolton St Catherine's Academy: 9%0%4%8%12%16%
Church of England schools in Bolton

Ofsted grades in Bolton

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 13 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 1 of 19
  • Good: 17 of 19
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 19
  • Inadequate: 0 of 19
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Bolton

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    60 of the 32 Church of England schools in Bolton have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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About these schools

Church of England schools in Bolton, explained

There are 32 Church of England schools in Bolton, teaching 14,132 children. 17 are run by the council and 15 are academies or free schools.

95% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 1 of them is Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

61.8% of pupils in Bolton church of england schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 34% to 90%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.

25.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,134 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 16.0% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Church of England schools are in Bolton?
There are 32 Church of England schools in Bolton, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Church of England schools in Bolton?
The highest-ranked Church of England schools in Bolton on Eduscope are St Thomas CofE Primary School, St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge and Canon Slade School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding Church of England schools are in Bolton?
Bolton has 1 Church of England schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 17 are rated Good, meaning 95% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are Church of England schools in Bolton ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Bolton Church of England schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Church of England schools in Bolton is 20:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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