The Valley Community Primary School
Primary schoolThe Valley Community Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 538 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 17 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
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, 83% of pupils at The Valley Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
27% 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 | 83% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 27% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 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- Madrasatul Imam Muhammad ZakariyaIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file260 m
- Eden Boys' School, BoltonSecondary. School remains Outstanding, July 2023. Attainment 8 of 57.0 (2025/26, provisional)480 m
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, BoltonPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- LifeBridge ASENDSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file690 m
- The Olive School, BoltonPrimary. Standards maintained, February 2025. 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)840 m
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley BridgePrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 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).