St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton
Primary schoolSt Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 199 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 30 November 2022
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, 72% of pupils at St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
9% 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 | 72% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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- Beaumont Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)60 m
- Ladybridge Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- Rumworth SchoolSpecial. School remains Outstanding, March 2024380 m
- Ladybridge High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional)460 m
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, DeanePrimary. School remains Outstanding, February 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)800 m
- Lostock Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024, before the school changed1.1 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).