The Olive School, Bolton
Primary schoolThe Olive School, Bolton is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 422 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 12 February 2025
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, 95% of pupils at The Olive School, Bolton met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
32% 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 | 95% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 32% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111 | 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- Brownlow Fold Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)100 m
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, HalliwellPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)300 m
- Al-Huda Primary SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file330 m
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, BoltonPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)440 m
- Oxford Grove Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), February 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- Eden Boys' School, BoltonSecondary. School remains Outstanding, July 2023. Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional)510 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).