St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton

About St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton

St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton, sits comfortably above the Bolton local authority average for Key Stage 2 outcomes. In the 2023/24 academic year, 72% of its pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a LA average of 66%. That six-point gap places the school in the top half of Bolton’s 87 primary schools, ranking 30th. The school’s ranking score of 72 puts it in the top 50% nationally, too. It is not among the very highest performers in the borough — the top three schools all score above 88 — but it is a solid, above-average option for families who want results that beat the local norm without the pressure of a selective or outstanding-rated school. The school is Church of England, led by headteacher Samantha Abram, and has 203 pupils on roll, just shy of its 218 capacity.

Ofsted last graded St Andrew’s as Good overall in November 2010, and a subsequent ungraded inspection in July 2021 confirmed it remains Good. The breakdown shows Good ratings for early years provision, leadership and management, and overall effectiveness. This is a clear improvement from the school’s previous inspection in 2008, which rated it Requires Improvement. At Key Stage 2, the school’s average scores in reading and maths both sit at 106, and 81% of pupils met the expected standard in maths specifically. The proportion achieving the higher standard in reading is 47%, well ahead of the 31% in maths and 13% in writing. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the attainment figures are consistently above the LA average.

The school offers a wide range of facilities including a sensory room, forest school, library, gymnasium, playing fields, art studios, ICT suite, music rooms and a chapel. Sports provision covers rounders, cricket, cross country, swimming, football and netball, and there are clubs for choir, art, film, science and eco. SEND support is available for specific learning difficulties including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: 47 applications for 28 places, with 24 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 1.68 suggests it is a popular choice locally, particularly for families who value a Church of England primary that delivers above-average results in a well-resourced setting.

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