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Eagley Junior School

Bolton, BL7 9ATPrimaryAges 7–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
75%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
N/A
No data
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2772 of 13,686 nationally

About Eagley Junior School

Eagley Junior School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its two most recent inspections. The school's most recent graded inspection, in March 2025, awarded Good marks across all four assessed categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. On the key academic metric for primary schools, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments. That figure sits comfortably above the Bolton local authority average of 66%, placing Eagley 26th out of 87 primary schools in the borough and within the top 25% nationally. The school also saw 13% of its pupils reach the higher standard across all three subjects, with reading being a particular strength — 33% achieved the higher standard in reading, compared with 17% in maths and 22% in writing.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range7 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressOff Chapeltown Road, Bolton, Bolton, BL7 9AT
HeadteacherNikesh Gandhi
Local AuthorityBolton
Number of Pupils237
Free School Meals (FSM)14.8%
School Capacity237 / 240 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

18 Mar 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 7 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Art StudiosDining HallGymnasiumPlaying FieldsForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

FootballSwimmingAthleticsRoundersNetball

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubBook ClubArt ClubScience ClubDrama

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

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