# St Mary's RC Primary School

St Mary's RC Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 214 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105250. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 214
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105250

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, March 2025
Before that: Good (overall), March 2020
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 3 March 2020
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 12 March 2025
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, 56% of pupils at St Mary's RC Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
6% 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 | 56% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 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.

- [Chorley New Road Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorley-new-road-primary-academy-e148095): 140 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Lever Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lever-park-school-e142766): 570 m. Special. School remains Good, May 2024
- [St Joseph's RC High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-high-school-e105262): 650 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Horwich Parish CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horwich-parish-cofe-primary-school-e105233): 960 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Claypool Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claypool-primary-school-e105195): 980 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Catherine's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-cofe-primary-school-e144045): 1.4 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 62% 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/105250)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105250)

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