Blackrod Primary School
Primary schoolBlackrod Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 311 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 26 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 78% of pupils at Blackrod Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
17% 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 | 78% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 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- Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- St Catherine's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
- Our Lady's RC Primary School WiganPrimary. School remains Outstanding, March 2023. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
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).