Spindle Point Primary School
Primary schoolSpindle Point Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 238 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 31 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 74% of pupils at Spindle Point Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
23% 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 | 74% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 23% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 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
In a straight line- St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
- St Saviour CofE Primary School, RingleyPrimary. Good (overall), January 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Woodbridge CollegeSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.5 km
- St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 44.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
- Kearsley AcademySecondary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 51.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.6 km
- Wardley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bolton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).