# St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton

St 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.

Primary school. Code E105230. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 199
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105230

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 30 November 2022
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, 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Beaumont Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beaumont-primary-school-e105173): 60 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ladybridge Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladybridge-community-primary-school-e105169): 300 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Rumworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rumworth-school-e105277): 380 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, March 2024
- [Ladybridge High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladybridge-high-school-e134646): 460 m. Secondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-deane-e105203): 800 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, February 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lostock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lostock-primary-school-e151514): 1.1 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/105230)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105230)

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