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Church Road Primary School

Bolton, BL1 5RUPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
61%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
39 1st-choice / 52 places
Ranking
#7,364
of 13,686 nationally

About Church Road Primary School

Church Road Primary School in Bolton holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across both its most recent inspections. The school’s most recent ungraded inspection in March 2025 confirmed that standards are being maintained, with every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — rated Good. The early years provision is also Good. When it comes to academic outcomes at Key Stage 2, the headline figure is that 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is slightly below the Bolton local authority average of 66%, and it places the school 53rd out of 87 primary schools in the borough. Nationally, Church Road sits in the bottom half of schools on this measure, ranking 7,364th out of 13,686 primaries.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCaptains Clough Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL1 5RU
HeadteacherDeborah Docherty
Local AuthorityBolton
Number of Pupils454
Free School Meals (FSM)24.8%
School Capacity454 / 455 (100% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 13 Feb 2020. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:20-08:50

Source: church-road.bolton.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Church Road Primary School

Church Road Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.