# Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School

Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 188 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105219. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 188
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105219

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 6 January 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
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, 52% of pupils at Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 52% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 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.

- [Thornleigh Salesian College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornleigh-salesian-college-e105264): 480 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-astley-bridge-e138851): 510 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [High Lawn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-lawn-primary-school-e105156): 740 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sharples School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sharples-school-e142232): 980 m. Secondary. Improved significantly, January 2025. Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Eden Boys' School, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eden-boys-school-bolton-e140959): 1.1 km. Secondary. School remains Outstanding, July 2023. Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Oaks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-oaks-primary-school-e105176): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 79% 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/105219)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105219)

## How to cite

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