Gaskell Community Primary School
Thomas Holden Street, Bolton, BL1 2QGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Gaskell Community Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 142 schools in Bolton. It ranks 23rd of 86 primary schools in Bolton. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 13 February 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 14 January 2025
Gaskell Community Primary School is an extremely warm and caring school. Pupils support each other. They are fully committed to the school's ethos of 'kind hands, kind words, kind hearts and be kind to yourself'. Pupils behave well. They are polite and well mannered. They move around the school in an orderly way. This results in a calm and purposeful atmosphere for learning. Pupils feel happy and safe in school. They are aware of whom they can talk to if they have a concern. The school has high aspirations for its pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils strive to meet these expectations. They have positive attitudes to learning and achieve well. The school provides pupils with well-considered experiences that broaden their understanding of the world. Pupils take part in after-school clubs, such as crafts, tag rugby and chess. They benefit from going on a wide variety of trips and residential visits. Pupils are proud of the way that they contribute to the school. For example, the play leaders support other pupils during breaktimes.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, teachers do not check what pupils have learned well enough. This means that teachers are not able to identify and address gaps in pupils' knowledge. The school should ensure that teachers check pupils' understanding and remedy any misconceptions so that they build their learning securely over time.
- Some pupils do not keep pace with the phonics programme. The support that they receive does not help them to catch up quickly enough to leave key stage 1 with secure phonics knowledge. The school should ensure that those pupils who find reading difficult receive the support that they need to catch up quickly.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
56 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
472 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near Gaskell Community Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| The Olive School, Bolton | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 95% met the expected standard |
| Brownlow Fold Primary School | 0.4 miles | Report card: Expected standard | 53% met the expected standard |
| Al-Huda Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Oxford Grove Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 80% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Barlow
- Phone
- 01204333666
- Address
- Thomas Holden Street, Bolton, BL1 2QG
- Local authority
- Bolton
- URN
- 105155
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.