Eagley Junior School

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.

Average scaled scores tell a similar story: pupils scored 106 in reading and 105 in maths, both above the national benchmark of 100. The school's performance is especially strong given that 14.8% of its 237 pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure that suggests the school is effectively supporting a diverse intake. In the North West region, Eagley ranks 388th out of 2,065 primary schools, placing it in the top 19% regionally. The Ofsted report noted that behaviour and attitudes are Good, and the Parent View survey backs this up — 98% of the 60 respondents would recommend the school, with 85% strongly agreeing that their child feels safe. The school's capacity is 240, and with 237 pupils on roll, it is running very close to full, which indicates healthy local demand.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including playing fields, a gymnasium, art studios and a Forest School area, plus clubs such as film, book, art, science and drama. Sports on offer include football, swimming, athletics, rounders and netball. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists SEND provisions covering moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health, speech and language communication, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. The Parent View data shows that 87% of respondents strongly agreed that the school gives SEND children the support they need. Eagley is a junior school, taking pupils from age 7 to 11, and does not have a nursery or sixth form. It is a mixed, non-religious state school in Bolton, and with its strong academic results relative to the local average, it will particularly suit families looking for a well-regarded mainstream option that is already near capacity and consistently rated Good by inspectors.

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