# Devonshire Road Primary School

Devonshire 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.

Primary school. Code E105154. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 415
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105154

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
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, 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

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

- [Bolton School Girls' Division](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-school-girls-division-e105272): 380 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bolton School Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-school-infant-and-nursery-school-e149361): 390 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Thomas of Canterbury RC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-canterbury-rc-school-e105221): 400 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bolton School Boys' Division](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-school-boys-division-e105271): 630 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Gilnow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gilnow-primary-school-e105198): 1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oxford Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxford-grove-primary-school-e105160): 1.1 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), February 2023. 80% 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/105154)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105154)

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