# St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School

St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 233 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105226. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 233
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105226

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 21 January 2025
- 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, 84% of pupils at St William of York Roman Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 84% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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.

- [Lever Edge Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lever-edge-primary-academy-e136395): 430 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-bridgeman-cofe-primary-school-e142923): 460 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ss Simon & Jude CofE Primary School, Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-simon-and-jude-cofe-primary-school-bolton-e138957): 610 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Raise Education and Wellbeing School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/raise-education-and-wellbeing-school-e143026): 670 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Lord's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lords-school-e105269): 680 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Clarendon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clarendon-primary-school-e105153): 710 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 63% 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/105226)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105226)

## How to cite

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