The Ferns Primary Academy
Primary schoolThe Ferns Primary Academy is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 445 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 6 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
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, 76% of pupils at The Ferns Primary Academy 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 | 76% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 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
In a straight line- Harper Green SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 42.6 (2025/26, provisional)150 m
- Queensbridge Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)440 m
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- St James's Church of England High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), November 2022. Attainment 8 of 48.1 (2025/26, provisional)680 m
- St James CofE Primary School, FarnworthPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- Highfield Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 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).