# Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton

Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 572 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138957. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 572
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 138957

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 12 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 62% of pupils at Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 62% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [Lord's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lords-school-e105269): 270 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bolton Islamic Girls School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-islamic-girls-school-e138498): 420 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Birtenshaw College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birtenshaw-college-e142913): 610 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-william-of-york-roman-catholic-primary-school-e105226): 610 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-bridgeman-cofe-primary-school-e142923): 640 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mount St Joseph RC High School a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-st-joseph-rc-high-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151356): 750 m. Secondary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed. Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/138957)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138957)

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