# St Catherine's CofE Primary School

St 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.

Primary school. Code E144045. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 237
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 144045

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
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 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

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

- [Beacon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beacon-primary-school-e146535): 920 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lever Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lever-park-school-e142766): 1 km. Special. School remains Good, May 2024
- [Horwich Parish CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horwich-parish-cofe-primary-school-e105233): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chorley New Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorley-new-road-primary-academy-e148095): 1.4 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-rc-primary-school-e105250): 1.4 km. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Blackrod Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackrod-primary-school-e105191): 1.6 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/144045)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144045)

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