Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School
Primary schoolBishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 484 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), September 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 27 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 61% of pupils at Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 61% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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
In a straight line- Clarendon Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)310 m
- St William of York Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- Bolton Islamic Girls SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file530 m
- Bolton Muslim Girls SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional)610 m
- Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, BoltonPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- St Peter and St Paul RC Primary School a Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, February 2020730 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bolton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).