Devonshire Road Primary School
Primary schoolDevonshire Road Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 415 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), October 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 4 October 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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, 68% of pupils at Devonshire Road Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
14% 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 | 68% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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- Bolton School Girls' DivisionIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file380 m
- Bolton School Infant & Nursery SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file390 m
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)400 m
- Bolton School Boys' DivisionIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file630 m
- Gilnow Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Oxford Grove Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), February 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 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).