Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bolton
Chadwick Street, Bolton, BL2 1JN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.8%
16.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
252
Capacity used
Over capacity120%
210 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
29 of 34 families who put it first got an offer
30
Places offered
44
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 34 | 29 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 8 | 1 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 44 | 30 | 68% |
Bolton lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lisa Belfield
- Address
- Chadwick Street, Bolton, BL2 1JN
- Phone
- 01204333433
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Ward / constituency
- Tonge with the Haulgh · Bolton North East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151025
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ARCHBISHOP TEMPLE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
252 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
08 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 201 pupils
Attendance
93.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
6.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bolton council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.