Best Primary Schools in Bolton

We checked all 101 primary schools in Bolton and list every one: 86 ranked, then 15 without a rank.

Schools checked: 101
Ranked: 86
Without a rank: 15

Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Bolton. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Bolton also has 26 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Bolton.

Ranked primary schools in Bolton

Rank 1
The Olive School, Bolton
Free school, 422 pupils, inspected July 2019
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
95%
Higher standard
32%
Rank 2
Beaumont Primary School
Local authority maintained, 220 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Expected standard
84%
Higher standard
29%
Rank 3
The Valley Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 538 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
83%
Higher standard
27%
Rank 4
Markland Hill Primary School
Local authority maintained, 315 pupils, inspected December 2024
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Expected standard
77%
Higher standard
32%
Rank 5
Oxford Grove Primary School
Local authority maintained, 449 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
80%
Higher standard
31%
Rank 6
Blackrod Primary School
Local authority maintained, 311 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
78%
Higher standard
17%
Rank 7
St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School
Local authority maintained, 233 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Expected standard
84%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 8
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School
Local authority maintained, 417 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
74%
Higher standard
21%
Rank 9
Turton Belmont Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 91 pupils, inspected April 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
100%
Higher standard
36%
Rank 10
St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge
Academy, 251 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
Expected standard
79%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 11
Eatock Primary School
Local authority maintained, 238 pupils, inspected June 2016
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
70%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 12
Masefield Primary School
Academy, 254 pupils, inspected February 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
84%
Higher standard
22%
Rank 13
Bowness Primary School
Academy, 129 pupils, inspected October 2018
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
86%
Higher standard
14%
Rank 14
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane
Local authority maintained, 448 pupils, inspected May 2017
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 15
Heathfield Primary School
Local authority maintained, 270 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Strong standard
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 16
The Ferns Primary Academy
Academy, 445 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
76%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 17
Sunning Hill Primary School
Local authority maintained, 526 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
74%
Higher standard
16%
Rank 18
Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School
Local authority maintained, 236 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
79%
Higher standard
21%
Rank 19
Moorgate Primary School
Local authority maintained, 325 pupils, inspected January 2016
Ofsted: Outstanding
Expected standard
67%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 20
Spindle Point Primary School
Local authority maintained, 238 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
74%
Higher standard
23%
Rank 21
The Oaks Primary School
Local authority maintained, 218 pupils, inspected December 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
79%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 22
The Gates Primary School
Local authority maintained, 290 pupils, inspected June 2018
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
84%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 23
Gaskell Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 472 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
79%
Higher standard
11%
Rank 24
Eagley Junior School
Academy, 224 pupils, inspected March 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
70%
Higher standard
17%
Rank 24
St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton
Local authority maintained, 206 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
90%
Higher standard
16%
Rank 26
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School
Local authority maintained, 300 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Expected standard
73%
Higher standard
11%
Rank 27
St Thomas CofE Primary School
Local authority maintained, 239 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
78%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 28
Rivington Foundation Primary School
Local authority maintained, 109 pupils, inspected January 2020
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
79%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 29
Clarendon Primary School
Local authority maintained, 454 pupils, inspected March 2016
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
63%
Higher standard
24%
Rank 30
Devonshire Road Primary School
Local authority maintained, 415 pupils, inspected October 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
68%
Higher standard
14%
Rank 31
The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton
Free school, 418 pupils, inspected February 2020
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
75%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 32
Haslam Park Primary School
Local authority maintained, 306 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
74%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 33
Highfield Primary School
Local authority maintained, 412 pupils, inspected May 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 33
Ladybridge Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 359 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 33
St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy, 185 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
82%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 36
St Columba's RC Primary School
Local authority maintained, 235 pupils, inspected April 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 37
St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton
Local authority maintained, 199 pupils, inspected December 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
72%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 38
Hardy Mill Primary School
Local authority maintained, 316 pupils, inspected February 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 39
Kearsley West Primary School
Local authority maintained, 236 pupils, inspected March 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
81%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 40
Red Lane Primary School
Academy, 475 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
63%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 41
St James CofE Primary School, Farnworth
Academy, 357 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Expected standard
67%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 42
Chorley New Road Primary Academy
Academy, 316 pupils, inspected December 2017
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 43
St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School
Local authority maintained, 210 pupils, inspected May 2025
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
63%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 43
St Peter's Smithills Dean Church of England Primary School
Academy, 215 pupils, inspected October 2011
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
59%
Higher standard
16%
Rank 45
St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton
Local authority maintained, 220 pupils, inspected September 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
61%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 46
Church Road Primary School
Local authority maintained, 445 pupils, inspected January 2020
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
62%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 47
St Maxentius CofE Primary School
Academy, 185 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
61%
Higher standard
12%
Rank 48
Blackshaw Primary School
Local authority maintained, 218 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
69%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 49
Brandwood Primary School
Local authority maintained, 463 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
56%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 50
Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School
Academy, 484 pupils, inspected September 2022
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
61%
Higher standard
5%
Rank 51
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Great Lever
Local authority maintained, 487 pupils, inspected June 2015
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
59%
Higher standard
16%
Rank 52
Sharples Primary School
Local authority maintained, 245 pupils, inspected May 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
6%
Rank 53
St Stephen and All Martyrs' CofE School, Lever Bridge
Local authority maintained, 193 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
65%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 54
High Lawn Primary School
Local authority maintained, 492 pupils, inspected October 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
61%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 54
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School
Local authority maintained, 355 pupils, inspected October 2011
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
57%
Higher standard
10%
Rank 54
St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton
Local authority maintained, 199 pupils, inspected January 2020
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
55%
Higher standard
13%
Rank 57
St George's CofE Primary School
Local authority maintained, 247 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Expected standard
60%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 58
St Thomas of Canterbury RC School
Local authority maintained, 410 pupils, inspected July 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
52%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 59
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Local authority maintained, 411 pupils, inspected December 2025
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
58%
Higher standard
7%
Rank 60
St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill
Local authority maintained, 445 pupils, inspected January 2019
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
65%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 61
Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton
Academy, 572 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
62%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 62
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School
Local authority maintained, 260 pupils, inspected February 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
56%
Higher standard
9%
Rank 63
Harwood Meadows Primary School
Academy, 224 pupils, inspected April 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Expected standard
62%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 64
All Saints CofE Primary School
Local authority maintained, 285 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 64
Lever Edge Primary Academy
Academy, 562 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
63%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 66
Castle Hill Primary School
Local authority maintained, 220 pupils, inspected February 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
67%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 67
Essa Primary Academy
Free school, 387 pupils, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good
Expected standard
66%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 68
St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy, 207 pupils, inspected October 2018
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
62%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 69
St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Academy, 237 pupils, inspected May 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
62%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 70
Mytham Primary School
Local authority maintained, 323 pupils, inspected February 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
56%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 71
St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell
Local authority maintained, 366 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
Expected standard
50%
Higher standard
2%
Rank 72
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
Local authority maintained, 183 pupils, inspected June 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
53%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 73
St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton
Local authority maintained, 162 pupils, inspected October 2014
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
58%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 74
Pikes Lane Primary School
Local authority maintained, 512 pupils, inspected January 2025
Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
Expected standard
54%
Higher standard
8%
Rank 74
Queensbridge Primary School
Local authority maintained, 246 pupils, inspected July 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
58%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 76
Gilnow Primary School
Local authority maintained, 221 pupils, inspected November 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
53%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 77
St Bede Academy
Academy, 610 pupils, inspected October 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
49%
Higher standard
1%
Rank 78
Brownlow Fold Primary School
Local authority maintained, 232 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Expected standard
Expected standard
53%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 79
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever
Local authority maintained, 196 pupils, inspected October 2012
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
42%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 80
Tonge Moor Primary Academy
Academy, 472 pupils, inspected January 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
44%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 81
Beacon Primary School
Academy, 209 pupils, inspected March 2023
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
36%
Higher standard
4%
Rank 82
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
Local authority maintained, 424 pupils, inspected February 2017
Ofsted: Good
Expected standard
47%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 83
Claypool Primary School
Local authority maintained, 218 pupils, inspected February 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
34%
Higher standard
3%
Rank 84
Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School
Local authority maintained, 188 pupils, inspected January 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
52%
Higher standard
0%
Rank 85
Cherry Tree Primary School
Local authority maintained, 408 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
44%
Higher standard
2%
Rank 86
Leverhulme Community Primary School
Local authority maintained, 438 pupils, inspected March 2026
Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
Expected standard
45%
Higher standard
2%

Primary schools in Bolton without a rank

Al-Huda Primary School
Independent, 181 pupils, inspected March 2024
Ofsted: Good
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School
Academy, 252 pupils, inspected September 2016
Ofsted: Good
Bolton School Infant & Nursery School
Independent, Selective, 300 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Christ Church Ainsworth Church of England Primary School
Academy, inspected October 2016
Ofsted: Good
Clevelands Prep School
Independent, 126 pupils
No Ofsted inspection
Eagley Infant School
Academy, 203 pupils, inspected November 2012
Ofsted: Good
Egerton Community Primary School
Academy
No Ofsted inspection
Johnson Fold Community Primary School
Academy, inspected November 2024
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Lostock Primary School
Academy, 213 pupils, inspected May 2024
Ofsted: Outstanding
St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth
Academy, 154 pupils, inspected June 2022
Ofsted: Good
St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
Academy, 225 pupils, inspected February 2012
Ofsted: Good
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
Academy, 126 pupils, inspected October 2021
Ofsted: Good
Turton and Edgworth CofE/Methodist Primary School
Academy, inspected November 2025
Report card: Strong standard
Walmsley CofE Primary School
Academy, 303 pupils, inspected February 2024
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Woodland Primary Academy
Academy, 170 pupils, inspected January 2020
Ofsted: Good