# St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge

St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 251 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138851. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 251
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 138851

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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, 79% of pupils at St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
12% 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 | 79% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-infant-and-st-anthony-rc-primary-school-e105219): 510 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya](https://openindex.co.uk/school/madrasatul-imam-muhammad-zakariya-e133285): 610 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Eden Boys' School, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eden-boys-school-bolton-e140959): 760 m. Secondary. School remains Outstanding, July 2023. Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Thornleigh Salesian College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornleigh-salesian-college-e105264): 860 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 43.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Valley Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-valley-community-primary-school-e133980): 870 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sharples School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sharples-school-e142232): 1 km. Secondary. Improved significantly, January 2025. Attainment 8 of 56.5 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/138851)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138851)

## How to cite

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