# Tonge Moor Primary Academy

Tonge Moor Primary Academy is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 472 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E145854. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 472
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 145854

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), January 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 44% of pupils at Tonge Moor Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
3% 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 | 44% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 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.

- [Moorgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorgate-primary-school-e105171): 300 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, April 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Castle Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-primary-school-e105150): 750 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Valley Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-valley-community-primary-school-e133980): 1.2 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), October 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Park School Teaching Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-school-teaching-service-e142719): 1.3 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya](https://openindex.co.uk/school/madrasatul-imam-muhammad-zakariya-e133285): 1.3 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-parish-church-church-of-england-primary-school-e151025): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, December 2021

## 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/145854)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145854)

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