St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton

About St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton

St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton sits within the Bolton local authority, where it ranks 82nd out of 87 primary schools on the key stage 2 expected standard measure. That places it in the bottom half of schools locally, and well behind the top-performing peers in the area: The Olive School, Bolton, The Oaks Primary School, and Beaumont Primary School. The nearest outstanding-rated school, The Olive School, Bolton, is just 0.4 kilometres away, which gives families in the immediate neighbourhood a highly-rated alternative within walking distance. St Matthew's is a Church of England state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It is led by headteacher Anna Lister and currently has 448 pupils on roll, which is 28 above its official capacity of 420. The school has a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals, at 42.6 per cent, and it is oversubscribed for 2025/26: 67 applications were received for 42 places, with 39 first-preference offers made.

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