# Kearsley West Primary School

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

It had 236 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105186. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 236
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105186

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 11 December 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, 81% of pupils at Kearsley West Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 81% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 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.

- [Kearsley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kearsley-academy-e136135): 480 m. Secondary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 51.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e105239): 500 m. Primary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grosvenor-nursery-school-and-day-care-centre-e105144): 510 m. Nursery. School remains Outstanding, March 2024
- [St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-church-of-england-primary-school-farnworth-e151026): 580 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed
- [St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e147631): 620 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2024. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Woodbridge College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodbridge-college-e146554): 630 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## 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/105186)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105186)

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