St Catherine's CofE Primary School
Primary schoolSt Catherine's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 237 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 7 July 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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, 62% of pupils at St Catherine's CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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- Beacon Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)920 m
- Lever Park SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, May 20241 km
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Chorley New Road Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- St Mary's RC Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Blackrod Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 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).