# Hardy Mill Primary School

Hardy Mill Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 316 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105189. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 316
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105189

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, November 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 27 November 2024
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, 69% of pupils at Hardy Mill Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
9% 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 | 69% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [St Brendan's RC Primary School, Harwood, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-brendans-rc-primary-school-harwood-bolton-e105246): 420 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harwood Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harwood-meadows-primary-school-e137991): 470 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Firwood High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/firwood-high-school-e146410): 820 m. Special. School remains Good, March 2023
- [Bolton St Catherine's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-st-catherines-academy-e145314): 960 m. All-through. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Maxentius CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-maxentius-cofe-primary-school-e146141): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Red Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-lane-primary-school-e143030): 1.5 km. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 63% 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/105189)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105189)

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