St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton
Primary schoolSt Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 424 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 8 March 2023
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, 47% of pupils at St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 47% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 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- LifeBridge ASENDSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file180 m
- Gaskell Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)500 m
- The Valley Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- The Olive School, BoltonPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)540 m
- Eden Boys' School, BoltonSecondary. School remains Outstanding, July 2023. Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional)580 m
- Brownlow Fold Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)620 m
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).