# Oxford Grove Primary School

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

It had 449 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105160. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 449
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105160

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), February 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 2 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- 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, 80% of pupils at Oxford Grove Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
31% 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 | 80% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 31% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 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.

- [St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-primary-school-halliwell-bolton-e105223): 110 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Al-Huda Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-huda-primary-school-e139017): 160 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Brownlow Fold Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brownlow-fold-primary-school-e105149): 380 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Olive School, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-olive-school-bolton-e142898): 470 m. Primary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-c-of-e-primary-school-halliwell-e105218): 480 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Gaskell Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gaskell-community-primary-school-e105155): 850 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 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/105160)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105160)

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