# Beacon Primary School

Beacon Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 209 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E146535. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 209
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 146535

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 28 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 36% of pupils at Beacon Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
4% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Horwich Parish CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horwich-parish-cofe-primary-school-e105233): 700 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Rivington and Blackrod High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rivington-and-blackrod-high-school-e143773): 910 m. Secondary. Good (overall), June 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Catherine's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-cofe-primary-school-e144045): 920 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lever Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lever-park-school-e142766): 990 m. Special. School remains Good, May 2024
- [Cumberland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cumberland-school-e135541): 1.1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Mary's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-rc-primary-school-e105250): 1.6 km. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146535)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146535)

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