# St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 185 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147631. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 185
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 147631

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), April 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 30 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- 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, 82% of pupils at St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 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 | 82% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 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.

- [St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-church-of-england-primary-school-farnworth-e151026): 80 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed
- [Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grosvenor-nursery-school-and-day-care-centre-e105144): 130 m. Nursery. School remains Outstanding, March 2024
- [Kearsley West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kearsley-west-primary-school-e105186): 620 m. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e105239): 640 m. Primary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [All Saints CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-cofe-primary-school-e105238): 850 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Queensbridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queensbridge-primary-school-e133925): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 58% 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/147631)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147631)

## How to cite

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