# Markland Hill Primary School

Markland Hill Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 315 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105159. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 315
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105159

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 17 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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, 77% of pupils at Markland Hill Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
32% 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 | 77% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 32% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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.

- [Clevelands Prep School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clevelands-prep-school-e105270): 680 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): 930 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Johnson Fold Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/johnson-fold-community-primary-school-e152258): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed
- [Church Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-road-primary-school-e105152): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Devonshire Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/devonshire-road-primary-school-e105154): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lostock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lostock-primary-school-e151514): 1.6 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024, before the school changed

## 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/105159)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105159)

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