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Spindle Point Primary School

Bolton, BL4 8SEPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jan 2022
KS2 Results
80%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
28 1st-choice / 28 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#1480 of 13,686 nationally

About Spindle Point Primary School

Spindle Point Primary School sits well above the Bolton local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes, with 80% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 66%. That 14-point gap places the school 12th out of 87 primary schools in Bolton, comfortably inside the top 25% nationally. The school is also oversubscribed — 43 families applied for 28 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, all of which went to first-preference applicants — a clear sign of local confidence. Headteacher Jennifer Bingham leads a mixed, state-funded primary for pupils aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in January 2022, confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently since at least its previous graded inspection in 2017.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressMoss Lane, Bolton, Bolton, BL4 8SE
HeadteacherJennifer Bingham
Local AuthorityBolton
Number of Pupils233
Free School Meals (FSM)8.8%
School Capacity233 / 210 (111% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 Jan 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (13 Jan 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 14 Mar 2017. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

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

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

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

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Spindle Point 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.