Queensbridge Primary School

About Queensbridge Primary School

Queensbridge Primary School sits within Bolton local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 3 to 11. In the most recent local rankings, it placed 73rd out of 87 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the bottom half of Bolton’s state primaries. The top-performing peers in the area are The Olive School, Bolton, The Oaks Primary School and Beaumont Primary School, all of which scored considerably higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is St Peter's CofE Primary School, just 0.8 kilometres away. Queensbridge itself holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in July 2023, a grade it has maintained since its previous inspection in 2018, when it was also judged Good overall. The school is led by headteacher Louise Chapman and has 243 pupils on roll, which is above its stated capacity of 210, suggesting it is a popular choice locally despite its middling rank.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 52%, notably below the Bolton local authority average of 66%. In reading, 71% met the expected standard and 19% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 104. In maths, 71% met the expected standard and 16% reached the higher standard, with an average score of 103. Writing saw 68% at the expected level and 13% at the higher level. Progress scores for reading, writing and maths were not provided in the data. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50% of primaries on the combined expected standard metric, sitting at the 75th percentile. The school’s Ofsted breakdown from the 2023 inspection awarded Good across all categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision.

Queensbridge offers a range of facilities including a sports hall, dining hall, outdoor playground, art studios, forest school and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, dance, rounders, athletics and cross country, while clubs cover gardening, chess and book club. The school has a nursery provision for children from age three. For admissions in 2025/26, the school was oversubscribed: 50 applications were received for 22 places, with 21 first-preference offers made from 21 first-preference applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.27. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, profound and multiple learning difficulties, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder, plus a resourced provision. This school may suit families in Bolton who value a Good-rated primary with strong SEND support and a forest school, but who are comfortable with below-average KS2 outcomes compared to the local authority.

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